children's reports of family or home characteristics rather than information provided by their parents. There is a well …'s occupation, parental education, and the number of books in the family home. Our results suggest that children's reports of their … socioeconomic gradients in children's cognitive abilities across countries. Socioeconomic status is typically measured drawing on …

This paper uses propensity score matching methods to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and children … and noncognitive development is weaker, and is restricted to children of less educated mothers. We conclude that … interventions which increase breastfeeding rates would improve not only children's health, but also their cognitive skills, and …

This paper studies the extent to which young children develop their cognitive ability in high and low quality schools … is measured by the school's average achievement test score at age 12. Our results indicate that children in high …

This paper uses propensity score matching methods to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and children … and noncognitive development is weaker, and is restricted to children of less educated mothers. We conclude that … interventions which increase breastfeeding rates would improve not only children's health, but also their cognitive skills, and …

-old children in Turkey. As the source of exogenous variation in maternal schooling, we use mothers' exposure to the 1997 education … mothers' educational attainment and a rise in children's readiness to learn. Our finding is novel because it measures … suggestive evidence of a positive impact on children's social-emotional development. Examining the channels, we find that both …

-old children in Turkey. As the source of exogenous variation in maternal schooling, we use mothers' exposure to the 1997 education … mothers' educational attainment and a rise in children's readiness to learn. Our finding is novel because it measures … suggestive evidence of a positive impact on children's social-emotional development. Examining the channels, we find that both …