Determining the optimal age at which a child should enter school is a controversial topic in education policy. In …

Determining the optimal age at which a child should enter school is a controversial topic in education policy. In …

This study analyzes the effect of education on the number of children, childlessness, and the timing of births. We use …. In contrast to studies for other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of education on fertility … addition, education reduces the probability of first motherhood among women in their early 30s. We attribute these findings to …

largely causal. Relative to children who did not lose a parent, the education of the deceased parent is less important in … determining child outcomes, while the education of the surviving parent becomes a stronger factor. Moreover, within the group of … families that lost a parent, this pattern intensifies when a child loses a parent earlier in life - the education of the …

's involvement in children's education, indicating cultural complementarity. For high-educated parents, we also find that both … parents' involvement in education and neighborhood's quality significantly affect the intergenerational transmission of … education, the former being more potent than the latter. Low-educated parents do not spend much time educating their offspring …

Child care and education are important inputs in the human capital production function. The research of Nobel prize … inputs, in short: skill begets skill. Therefore, it is crucial for a society to know how the public education system can … on the effects of some important aspects of education policies. It comprises an introduction and four core chapters which …