discussed. -- Productivity ; high school dropout ; ability gaps ; family influence ; noncognitive skills ; early interventions …

We analyze the intergenerational transmission of the strength of religion focusing on the interplay between family and … effect of peers on the transmission of the non-religious trait. -- religion ; cultural transmission ; peer effects ; network …

that emphasise circumstances rather than outcomes or effort. We link preferences to previously-measured cognition, and find … that high-cognition individuals are 35% more likely to always support such schemes. These preferences are not driven by … perception of less equality of opportunity in society: despite having similar ideals about the role that effort and luck should …

converged. Family change has not been uniform, however, and the widening gaps in marital status, relationship stability, and …-Oaxaca decompositions of differences in key family outcomes across education groups show that, though individual non-cognitive traits are … percent of differences in these outcomes by family background (measured by mother's education), but this effect disappears …

. Additional analyses point to reduced parental involvement and greater family conflict as potential mechanisms. …

family into one of two clusters, with either relatively patient, risktolerant and pro-social members or relatively impatient …, risk averse and spiteful members. Socio-economic background variables correlate with the cluster to which a family belongs …