This paper documents disparities in cognitive development-as measured by a receptive vocabulary test-between children …

children vis-à-vis home production. This paper finds that, similarly to higher-income countries, there is a positive education … regarding the quantity and quality of parental time investment on the skill formation of their children. Traditional models of … household behavior have failed to account for the differential behavior of parents with respect to skill formation of their …

In this paper we assess intergenerational mobility in terms of education and income rank in five Latin American … countries—Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and Panama—by accounting for the education and occupation of both parents. Based on …% to 50%when besides of the education of parents we consider also their occupation. The increase is partic-ularly strong …

countries where panel data to follow children over time exists, there are few substantive changes in scores once children enter …

where we can follow children over time, there are few substantive changes in scores once children enter school. Our results …