secondary education to selective academic programs that open doors to skilled, well-paid professions. This gives parents a …Even the most egalitarian education systems employ high-stakes tests to regulate the transition from universal … strong incentive to invest substantial resources in improving their children's' achievement on these tests, thus reinforcing …

Success in life increasingly depends on key skills that allow people to thrive in education, the labor market, and … creative individuals have a package of practical skills that allows them to thrive in work environments where learning from …

that an additional year of parental education increases sons' weekly wages by 11.7% after twenty years of experience and …This paper investigates the influence of parental education on the returns to experience of Italian men using a new … it appears the result of both a glass ceiling effect, due to the complementarity between parental education and son …

that constraints in both time and (non-)cognitive skills of the parents restrict their choice. We find that children … styles are strongly associated with household income, education and whether a child is an only child. The results suggest … associated with low household income and having more than one child are associated with lower skills of the child. Therefore, our …

The OECD Survey of Adult Skills is the jewel in the crown of its Programme for the International Assessment of Adult … its two predecessor international skills surveys. Second, it outlines the main themes which have been investigated to date …

is also associated with higher wages, but only among individuals with a college education. Moreover, the genetic gradient … market outcomes in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We demonstrate that the same genetic score that predicts education … in wages has grown in more recent birth cohorts, consistent with interactions between technological change and labor …

is also associated with higher wages, but only among individuals with a college education. Moreover, the genetic gradient … market outcomes in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We demonstrate that the same genetic score that predicts education … in wages has grown in more recent birth cohorts, consistent with interactions between technological change and labor …

personality. By studying a sample of adopted children whose parents are respondents of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, we …While many studies have shown that parental skills are important for child outcomes, whether this derives from non …-genetic mechanisms is less clear. We investigate the nurture effects of parental cognitive and socio-emotional skills in producing …

affluent families; time use evidence indicates that this is likely because affluent parents are more involved in their children …Disruptions in family life can take many forms, but all have the potential to impact student learning. With school … administrative data matched to birth records, I estimate the effect of unexpected changes in the home environment, or family shocks …

relationship between the status of undergraduate degrees and earnings among those with elite post-baccalaureate degrees. Few …, undergraduate institutional prestige continues to be positively related to earnings overall as well as among those with specific … elite institution, the present value of the earnings advantage to having both an undergraduate and a graduate degree from an …