consequence, family type may have a significant effect on child outcomes. One would expect that the relative disadvantages of …

, for instance, cause some adults to be unemployed and send their children to work, which in turn displaces more adult …

deterministically chosen but the children's future ability is in part stochastic, in part determined by the family background, and in …

researchers. The purpose of this chapter is to summarize and evaluate recent empirical research on education and family background …, major the research issues are: How important a determinant of educational attainment is family background, and is family … educational attainment? What are the mechanisms that make family background important? Have specific policy reforms been …

rationalize the evidence and unify the treatment effect and family influence literatures. The evidence on the empirical and policy … features of successful families and interventions to shape skills at all stages of childhood. The next wave of family studies …

rationalize the evidence and unify the treatment effect and family influence literatures. The evidence on the empirical and policy … features of successful families and interventions to shape skills at all stages of childhood. The next wave of family studies …