Studies of US intergenerational mobility focus almost exclusively on the transmission of (dis)advantage from parents to … children. Until very recently, the influence of earlier generations could not be assessed even in long-running longitudinal …

such a subsidization emanates from the "demonstration effect:" a child's propensity to furnish parents with attention and … transfers to their own parents in order to instill appropriate preferences in their children. This generates a derived demand … downpayments. We argue that parents provide help with downpayments in order to encourage the production of grandchildren, and that …

responsibilities has long-term implications for child development. She examines why some parents and children thrive while others …"They Sure Don't Make It Easy for Parents": Low-Income Working Parents and Their Children -- "The Invisible Americans … child development. Building on years of research and over 1,500 interviews with new mothers, fathers, and their children …