between children of rich and poor parents remain as high in Nordic countries as elsewhere in Europe. One explanation for this … investments in children contribute to a levelled playing field and promote social mobility. However, gaps in learning outcomes … paradox is that the equalizing impacts of public investments are undone by parental investments in children of rich and poor …

government physicians - can account for developmental gaps between the children of college educated parents and those of less … also focus on improving the health of disadvantaged children …

children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children …, as well as rich information about parental efforts in the upbringing of their children from the German Socio …-Economic Panel Study. Our results show that parents who invest more in the upbringing of their children are more similar to them with …

comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields. …

comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children’s choices of STEM fields. …

their children. In this paper,we shed light on the potential channels through which human capital is transmitted from … mothers to their children in early childhood. The main channels through which maternal human capital benefits the child …

personality traits of their children. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes, the Big Five personality traits and … locus of control of parents and their children, as well as rich information about parental efforts in the upbringing of … their children from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study. Our results show that parents who are more involved in the …

language affects language skills as well as the language parents speak to their children. Empirically, we exploit the natural …

language affects language skills as well as the language parents speak to their children. Empirically, we exploit the natural …