There is a link between the socio-economic outcomes of parents and their children over the life course … residential neighbourhood status. Previous research from the Netherlands, Sweden, and the US shows that children from … households, schools, and places of work and leisure, which may also influence their outcomes. For children and adolescents, the …

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

naturalized children of guest workers, ethnic Germans, EU and third country immigrants. In line with previous research, I find … less adversely affected by low parental education than are the children of native Germans. …

immigrant peers. I find that exposure to immigrant children has dissimilar effects on native students' achievements across the …This study examines how exposure to immigrant students affects the academic achievement of native students in the three … in the share of immigrant children between different grade levels within schools is exploited to identify the impact of …

schools allocate weaker students to smaller classes and offer more remedial tutoring. Notably, parents provide more support to … exploits school-starting-age rules in 34 countries, capturing achievement variation that arises because younger children … typically underperform their older peers. Parents respond to lower performance by providing additional homework help, while …

Using panel data on Italian students from 2013 to 2019, we compare the effect of a student’s class rank to the effect … standardized tests to control for students' ability. Ranking first in primary school compared to last results in an improvement of …