Family background shapes individual outcomes throughout life. While the existing literature documents how the … importance of family background, typically measured by the degree of sibling correlation in socioeconomic outcomes, varies across …

Front Cover -- Family Environments, School Resources, and Educational Outcomes -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of … Contributors -- Editorial Advisory Board -- Introduction: Family Environments, School Resources, and Educational Outcomes … -- Reading Development -- Classroom Phonics Instruction -- Preschool Attendance -- School Poverty Level -- Child/Family …

between children and female self-employment in a country with family friendly policies and a generous welfare system: Sweden … children choosing self-employment as a way of balancing work and family commitments. This paper studies the relationship … women since there are other institutions in place aiming at facilitating the combination of work and family. Using Swedish …

that an additional year of parental education increases sons' weekly wages by 11.7% after twenty years of experience and …'s abilities, and a parachute effect, associated with family labour market connections. …