This Element reviews what we know about parental investments and children's human capital in low …-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). First, it presents definitions and a simple analytical framework; then discusses determinants of children …'s human capital in the form of cognitive skills, socioemotional skills and physical and mental health; then reviews estimates …

children who have a sibling in poor health persistently lag behind other children in their cognitive development - but only for …We explore the extent to which starting primary school earlier by up to one year can help shield children from the … Australian Children, we employ a Regression Discontinuity Design based on birthday eligibility cut-offs. We find that Australian …

and their children's health and developmental outcomes. Our estimation sample is large,virtually free of attrition, and …) wealth and health or (ii) parental income and children's outcomes do not reflect a causal effect of wealth. …We use administrative data on Swedish lottery players to estimate the causal impact of wealth on players' own health …