In this paper we study the process of children's skill formation. The identification of this process is challenging … because children's skills are observed only through arbitrarily scaled and imperfect measures. Using a dynamic la- tent factor …. Moreover, we find that the marginal productivity of early investments is substantially higher for children with lower existing …

much different contexts than the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in which the vast majority of children globally … parents’ schooling and their children’s schooling in the most populous LMIC, using adult identical (monozygotic, MZ) twins … measurement error. These results suggest that the positive associations between children’s and parents’ schooling in standard …

We present a field experiment to study the effects of non-monetary incentives on healthy food choices of 282 children … be feasible. We introduce a system where food items are graded based on their nutritional value, involving parents or … classmates as change agents by providing them with information regarding the food choices of their children or friends. We find …

We present a field experiment to study the effects of non-monetary incentives on healthy food choices of 282 children … be feasible. We introduce a system where food items are graded based on their nutritional value, involving parents or … classmates as change agents by providing them with information regarding the food choices of their children or friends. We find …

We present a field experiment to study the effects of non-monetary incentives on healthy food choices of 282 children … be feasible. We introduce a system where food items are graded based on their nutritional value, involving parents or … classmates as change agents by providing them with information regarding the food choices of their children or friends. We find …

limited effectiveness, the introduction of a new modality with enhanced mentor training significantly improves children …

by the government in its original modality, the enhanced modality boosts children's outcomes, both in the field …

, prior to the birth of their children, more risk-averse parents have a stronger preference for sons than for daughters …. Second, after the birth of their children, parents with sons are more risk seeking, compared to parents with daughters. We … samples, we find that parents with greater risk aversion before the birth of their children are more likely to have sons …