This Element reviews what we know about parental investments and children's human capital in low-to-middle-income … countries (LMICs). First, it presents definitions and a simple analytical framework; then discusses determinants of children …; and concludes with a summary suggesting some positive impacts of parental investments on children's human capital in LMICs …

. The region continues to have relatively great income inequalities. Two different societies with the same income … schooling are estimated for children aged 10-21 in Latin America based on micro data from 28 household surveys from 16 countries … immediate effects of macro market reforms and schooling policy reforms on current income distribution may not have been that …