generation to the next one via two venues: (i) direct socialization – across generations, by parents; and (ii) oblique … socialization – within generations, by the community and cultural environment. This paper focuses on the transmission of religious … norms and in particular on the 'religious taste for children'. The theoretical framework describes the setting and the …

We study the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children's cognitive achievement, behavioral problems … 1979 (NLSY79) and their children, we can control for mother's ability and family background factors. Our results show … substantial intergenerational returns to education. For children aged 7-8, for example, our IV results indicate that an additional …