explained by improvements in early parental investment. This study demonstrates that boosting children's early cognitive skills …

child's human capital? Most parents whose children receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits overestimate the … likelihood that their child will receive SSI benefits in adulthood. Reducing parents' expectations that children will receive … benefits in adulthood does not increase investments in children's human capital. This zero effect is precisely estimated …

pronounced for girls and socioeconomically vulnerable children. Impacts on several other child development outcomes also differ …

Using the Children of the Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), we examine the association between education at the … evidence that the academic achievement of immigrant children in early adolescence is an accurate predictor of later life … outcomes. We also examine a novel hypothesis that relative academic performance of immigrant children in high school compared …

strong incentive to invest substantial resources in improving their children's' achievement on these tests, thus reinforcing … investing in their children's test-taking abilities and improving their access to selective tertiary programs; and employers not …