This paper presents the result of a field experiment on the effectiveness of non-monetary incentives on pupils … schools in Germany. Based on a pre-study, we compare the effectiveness of (i) a medal (ii) a letter of praise to the parents … a reward with a higher signaling value to their parents, independent of the school type. …

This paper investigates the impact of parental education on child health outcomes. To identify the causal effect we … leaving age by one year had little effect on the health of their offspring. Schooling did however improve economic … child health are at most modest. …

, including early health, skills, and the parents' and child's own attitudes towards education, as well as outcomes related to …Based on the sample of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), we investigate the … formation of health capital and the role played by genetic endowments, parental SES, and education. To measure genetic …

children from low socioeconomic background are more likely to suffer from "objectively measured" health problems - except for …We use newly available data from Germany to study the relationship between parental income and child health. We find a … strong gradient between parental income and subjective child health as has been documented earlier in the US, Canada and the …

outcomes such as cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and various dimensions of health at the age of 18. We find significant … and positive effects of maternal education on sons' skills and health status. Although the reform had equally strong …

affects her children's health, but is also intrinsically linked to her spouse's labor market status and earnings. Paternal … health appears to be more linked to child schooling outcomes, especially for girls. When both parents are in poor health, the … negative effects on their children are compounded. Additionally, the consequences of poor parental health are enduring. Longer …

This paper investigates the impact of parental education on child health outcomes. To identify the causal effect we … leaving age by one year had little effect on the health of their offspring. Schooling did however improve economic … child health are at most modest …

child is reported to be overweight or obese, on average for children of all ages. The gradient with respect to parents … this evolution to be non-monotonic. Significant inequalities are observed for both parents' education – maternal …

outcomes such as cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and various dimensions of health at the age of 18. We find significant … and positive effects of maternal education on sons' skills and health status. Although the reform had equally strong …'s outcomes. -- education ; cognitive skills ; non-cognitive skills ; health ; causality ; schooling reforms …

Twin births are often construed as a natural experiment in the social and natural sciences on the premise that the … the mother's health and health-related behaviours and exposures are systematically positively associated with the …