Fueled by new evidence, there has been renewed interest about the effects of birth order on human capital accumulation. The underlying causal mechanisms for such effects remain unsettled. We consider a model in which parents impose more stringent disciplinary environments in response to their...

We propose a household production function approach to human development in which the role of parenting style in child rearing is explicitly considered. Specifically, we model parenting style as an investment in human development that depends not only on inputs of time and market goods, but also...

This paper addresses the concept that our pedagogical approach can reinforce or undermine the content that we teach. Focusing on creating an engaged citizenry through a pedagogy centered on student participation and a content that emphasizes the idea that democracy is an unfinished and ongoing...