This paper examines the transmission of human capital from parents to children using variation in parental influence … educated parents spend more time with their children …

This paper examines the transmission of human capital from parents to children using variation in parental influence … educated parents spend more time with their children …

We study the consequences of mothers' and fathers' job loss for parents, families, and children. Rich Swedish register …, educational and early adult outcomes are not adversely affected by parental job loss. Parents and families are however negatively … with universal health care and free education is likely to be protective for children. …

We study the consequences of mothers' and fathers' job loss for parents, families, and children. Rich Swedish register …, educational and early adult outcomes are not adversely affected by parental job loss. Parents and families are however negatively … with universal health care and free education is likely to be protective for children. …

of lifetime resources (income and wealth) motivated by economic theory that account for generational differences in life … performance of proxy measures is poor. Parents' expected lifetime resources are stronger predictors of many important child … outcomes (including children's own expected lifetime resources and education) than the income measures traditionally used in …

of lifetime resources (income and wealth) motivated by economic theory that account for generational differences in life … performance of proxy measures is poor. Parents' expected lifetime resources are stronger predictors of many important child … outcomes (including children's own expected lifetime resources and education) than the income measures traditionally used in …

This paper investigates parental time investment in children prior to formal schooling as a source of intergenerational …