children's performance only through parents. We find that one additional score point in the origin country performance in math …In this study, we provide evidence that parents' beliefs about the value of math, in terms of successful employment …, have a positive impact on children's math scores. This result is robust to the reverse causality issue that characterizes …

children's performance only through parents. We find that one additional score point in the origin country performance in math …In this study, we provide evidence that parents' beliefs about the value of math, in terms of successful employment …, have a positive impact on children's math scores. This result is robust to the reverse causality issue that characterizes …

comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields … transmission of comparative skill advantages. Exploiting within-family between-subject variation in skills, we show that …

Almost none of the research showing that greater parent engagement increases children’s cognitive skill exogenously … increases parent engagement. In a randomized experiment we find that providing parents with information and materials relevant … to engaging in math activities along with text messages to reduce present bias increased both parents’ engagement in math …

, we find that parents invest more in daughters than sons at ages 3-5. Moreover, parents’ beliefs about their children …Parental investments at early ages can shape children’s future educational specializations. Using a longitudinal study …’s reading and math abilities are higher for girls than boys. We examine how these behaviors and beliefs predict children …