We review the empirical literature that estimates the causal effect of parent’s schooling on child’s schooling, and …

Recent studies that aim to estimate the causal link between the education of parents and their children provide …. Finally, we conclude that income is a mechanism linking parent's and children's schooling, that can partly explain the …

parents' siblings and cousins, their spouses, and the spouses' siblings. Using various human capital measures, we show that … extended family relative to the parents increases …

parents’ siblings and cousins, their spouses, and the spouses’ siblings. Using various human capital measures, we show that … extended family relative to the parents increases …

enables us to - in addition to parents, grandparents and great grandparents - identify parents' siblings and cousins, as well … transmission of human capital. We use three different measures of human capital: years of schooling, family income and an index of …

parents' siblings and cousins, their spouses, and the spouses' siblings. Using various human capital measures, we show that … extended family relative to the parents increases. …

parents' siblings and cousins, their spouses, and the spouses' siblings. Using various human capital measures, we show that … extended family relative to the parents increases. …