-cognitive characteristics. This paper evaluates the parental response to non-cognitive variation across siblings in rural Gansu province, China … suggest that there is significant heterogeneity with respect to maternal education. More educated mothers appear to compensate … educated mothers reinforce these differences. Most importantly, there is evidence that these compensatory investments are …

Microcredit has long been hailed as a powerful tool to promote livelihoods and reduce poverty through entrepreneurship … analyzing the effect of microcredit-enabled entrepreneurship on overall life satisfaction - a key manifestation of subjective …

that mothers make in newborns: breastfeeding and stimulation. We find heterogeneity across mothers in expected effort costs …

typical lending mechanisms. -- Time preference ; hyperbolic discounting ; self-control ; loan contracts ; microfinance …

understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship, particularly with regard to the role of young adults in this sector. This paper …

private loans. Furthermore, financial products should feature rapid access to short-term loans. -- Entrepreneurship …

provides an explanation for the low rates of growth of enterprises supported by microlending. -- Entrepreneurship ; self …

fuller entrepreneurship. We also examine if a digital proto-entrepreneurial experience is sustainable over time by analysing … of necessity, making their journey from proto- to full entrepreneurship less feasible. Our paper provides additional …