measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children …Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and …'s math and reading achievement. Our identification derives from the large, non-linear changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit …

developing and persistent gaps in child achievement by family income and the importance of adolescent skill levels for … family income, we study four leading mechanisms thought to explain these gaps: an intergenerational correlation in ability, a … mechanisms influence family investments in children, we evaluate the extent to which these mechanisms also explain other …