Massive cross-sectional evidence exists indicating that children of more educated parents outperform their schoolmates … for identification within the same data: cousins with twin parents and adopted children. We find no effect of mothers …' education on children's school performance using the children-of-twins approach. However, for adopted children, mother …

Massive cross-sectional evidence exists indicating that children of more educated parents outperform their schoolmates … for identification within the same data: cousins with twin parents and adopted children. We find no effect of mothers …' education on children's school performance using the children-of-twins approach. However, for adopted children, mother …

There is massive cross-sectional evidence that children of more educated parents outperform their schoolmates on tests …: cousins with twin parents and adopted children. In line with most of the literature, we find no effect of mothers' education … on children's school performance using the children-of-twins approach. However, for adopted children, mother's education …

, even though displacement episodes early in children’s lives have the largest impacts on household income (because they … persist for many years), displacement episodes occurring in the children’s teenage years have the largest effects on human … capital accumulation. We show that most of the effects operate through the intensive margin of schooling, and that children …

, even though displacement episodes early in children's lives have the largest impacts on household income (because they … persist for many years), displacement episodes occurring in the children's teenage years have the largest effects on human … capital accumulation. We show that most of the effects operate through the intensive margin of schooling, and that children …

-born child, and increase with birth order. Consequently, first-born children are more likely to consume medical drugs and to … utilize medical services. We also find differences in parental health investment. First-born children are more likely to …

order, health at birth and in childhood, and parental health investment. High-quality administrative data on children born … familylevel factors. In a sample of families with two to four children, we find statistically significant and quantitatively …-born siblings are healthier than the first-born child, and increase with birth order. Consequently, first-born children are more …

order, health at birth and in childhood, and parental health investment. High-quality administrative data on children born … familylevel factors. In a sample of families with two to four children, we find statistically significant and quantitatively …-born siblings are healthier than the first-born child, and increase with birth order. Consequently, first-born children are more …