measure a family's SES by the mother's and father's average years of education and household income. Our results show that … children from families with higher SES are more patient, tend to be more altruistic and less likely to be risk seeking, and … and quality of time parents spend with their children, the mother's IQ and economic preferences, a child's initial …

administered by the Danish Ministry of Education. Our results indicate that fetal exposure to Ramadan has a negative impact on the … concentrated on the children with low socioeconomic status (SES) background. These results indicate that fetal insults such as … exposure to malnutrition may not only hamper the cognitive development of children subject to such conditions, but it may also …

We examine the differential effects of family disadvantage on the education and adult labor market outcomes of men and … parental education and family structure during childhood to male-female and brother-sister differences in teenage outcomes …'s education, which has not been examined in previous studies, is particularly important for sons. However, we find a very …

educational attainment of the next generation were more severe for children with nontertiary-educated parents than those with …

formation of health capital and the role played by genetic endowments, parental SES, and education. To measure genetic … designed to predict the highest level of education achieved in life. We find that the EA PGI demonstrates stronger effects on … explained by education as a mechanism. We provide suggestive evidence for the mechanisms behind estimated relationships …

affluent families; time use evidence indicates that this is likely because affluent parents are more involved in their children …

of individuals surveyed in their early twenties. The inclusion of early life household wealth, parental education and …

investments in children contribute to a levelled playing field and promote social mobility. However, gaps in learning outcomes … between children of rich and poor parents remain as high in Nordic countries as elsewhere in Europe. One explanation for this … paradox is that the equalizing impacts of public investments are undone by parental investments in children of rich and poor …

A straightforward way of keeping children in school is increasing the duration of compulsory education. Evidence of the … the impact of lengthening the duration of compulsory education on the progression of children from primary to secondary … in the share of children progressing from primary to secondary education but only in those countries where after the …

This paper explores inequalities in IQ and economic preferences between children from high and low socio …-economic status (SES) families. We document that children from high SES families are more intelligent, patient and altruistic, as well …