This Element reviews what we know about parental investments and children's human capital in low …-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). First, it presents definitions and a simple analytical framework; then discusses determinants of children …'s human capital in the form of cognitive skills, socioemotional skills and physical and mental health; then reviews estimates …

-term health status as measured by body height, children who lose their same-sex parent before teenage years are hit hardest …. Maternal bereavement does not fit into this pattern as it affects educational attainment of younger and older children in a … preferences of the surviving parent partly protect same-sex children from orphanhood’s detrimental effects on human capital …

children who have a sibling in poor health persistently lag behind other children in their cognitive development - but only for …We explore the extent to which starting primary school earlier by up to one year can help shield children from the … Australian Children, we employ a Regression Discontinuity Design based on birthday eligibility cut-offs. We find that Australian …

early health shocks for children. We estimate a human capital production function and establish that, for this sample, early …An open question in the literature is whether families compensate or reinforce the impact of child health shocks … negative early health shocks at ages 0-3, the other twin sibling who did suffer negative health shocks received RMB 305 more in …