between children of rich and poor parents remain as high in Nordic countries as elsewhere in Europe. One explanation for this … investments in children contribute to a levelled playing field and promote social mobility. However, gaps in learning outcomes … paradox is that the equalizing impacts of public investments are undone by parental investments in children of rich and poor …

, even though displacement episodes early in children’s lives have the largest impacts on household income (because they … persist for many years), displacement episodes occurring in the children’s teenage years have the largest effects on human … capital accumulation. We show that most of the effects operate through the intensive margin of schooling, and that children …

, even though displacement episodes early in children's lives have the largest impacts on household income (because they … persist for many years), displacement episodes occurring in the children's teenage years have the largest effects on human … capital accumulation. We show that most of the effects operate through the intensive margin of schooling, and that children …

income inequality might lead to a lower investment in human capital among children from socially vulnerable households. The … paper delivers robust and compelling results showing that children born into families where the parents have not completed …

average, secondary school completion rates decrease by 12 percentage points overall and by 16 points for children with low …. disadvantaged children, earnings inequality could increase between one and four Gini points, depending on the assumptions. …

is to some extent countered by an increase in the share receiving unemployment insurance benefits, indicating that …