This paper examines the differential effects of mother's schooling and father's schooling on the acquisition of … schooling by their offspring. It does this in a 'cross-cultural' context by comparing results across three countries: Germany … found, generally, that father's schooling is more important than mother's, but this does vary by ethnic group. Mother …

I evaluate the impact of the right to education from the passing of the Right to Education Act in India in 2009. This … Act guaranteed free education to children aged 6-14 years, including children with disabilities. Given that the school … study estimation and an interrupted time series research design and find that the Right to Education Act led to a 60 per …

family income, parents' education, race/ethnicity and gender, being better-looking raised subsequent changes in measurements … of objective learning outcomes. The gains imply a long-run impact on cognitive achievement of about 0.04 standard … educational attainment. A person whose looks are one standard deviation above average attains 0.4 years more schooling than an …