Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and … measurement error. In this paper, we use an instrumental variables strategy to estimate the causal effect of income on children … (EITC) over the last two decades. The largest of these changes increased family income by as much as 20%, or approximately …

In this paper, we analyze the determinants of the living arrangements of elderly parents and their children (whether … elderly parents live with their children, and if so, with which child) in Japan using micro data from a household survey. We … find that the proportion of elderly parents living with their eldest sons is much higher than that of elderly parents …

impact of the COVID pandemic on the mental health of school-age children in England. We focus on how the significant pandemic … induced disruptions to parental employment affected children and through what mechanisms, using unique nationally … significant and negative impact on children's mental health of around 9% of a standard deviation equivalent to around 30% of the …

inequality concerns over children's final outcomes. Because parents perceive investment to be 12 percent more productive for the … developing world. I study the role played by parents' educational investment to explain this inequality and its determinants. To … develop new theory-driven survey measures based on hypothetical scenarios that allow me to separately identify parents …

1979 (NLSY79) and their children, we can control for mother's ability and family background factors. Our results show …We study the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children's cognitive achievement, behavioral problems … substantial intergenerational returns to education. For children aged 7-8, for example, our IV results indicate that an additional …

evidence, we find a positive effect of both parents education on their children’s schooling achievements when focusing on … natural parents only. Step parents have no or a negative impact on children’s education. In most cases, the endogeneity of … educational attainment. The discontinuity stems from changes in the minimum school leaving age legislation which took place in the …

of increasing parents' schooling from a high school degree to a bachelor's degree. Both for the effect of mother …This paper uses a relatively new approach to investigate the effect of parents' schooling on child's schooling; a …

evidence, we find a positive effect of both parents education on their children?s schooling achievements when focusing on … natural parents only. Step parents have no or a negative impact on children?s education. In most cases, the endogeneity of … educational attainment. The discontinuity stems from changes in the minimum school leaving age legislation which took place in the …

1979 (NLSY79) and their children, we can control for mother's ability and family background factors. Our results show …We study the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children's cognitive achievement, behavioral problems … substantial intergenerational returns to education. For children aged 7-8, for example, our IV results indicate that an additional …