impact of giving parents objective information about children's academic achievement. Releasing test scores leads to more … extracurricular activities are reduced. Examining the underlying mechanisms, we show that is it public-school parents and parents of … children receiving unexpectedly "bad" test scores who alter their perceptions. Learning that a child scores above the national …

negative direct effect on mid-childhood and teenage outcomes. But as mothers' work hours increase, income will rise. We ask … whether income can compensate for the negative effect of hours by adopting a novel mediation analysis that exploits exogenous … variation in both mothers' hours and family income in pre-school years. As expected we find a negative direct effect of an …

’s childhood. The report uses the parents’ history of receipt of income support (Centrelink data) as a measure of the family … different family backgrounds are economically supported by their parents and how this support, or the lack of it, correlates … young people in Australia are increasingly dependent on their parents for support as they complete their education and enter …