We study whether and why parents have gender-stereotyped beliefs when they assess their child's skills. Exploiting … parents overestimate boys' skills more so than girls' in mathematics (a male-stereotyped subject), whereas there are no gender … parents who are interviewed after receiving information on their child's test scores. We further show that the parental gender …

Recent empirical research in family economics has shown the importance of parental investments on child's human capital … development, but it is still not clear whether parents respond to changes across time in their child's skills and health. Using … the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, we measure parental investments by considering the time parents spend with …

Recent empirical research in family economics has shown the importance of parental investments on child's human capital … development, but it is still not clear whether parents respond to changes across time in their child's skills and health. Using … the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, we measure parental investments by considering the time parents spend with …

. The underlying causal mechanisms for such effects remain unsettled. We consider a model in which parents impose more … the NLSY-C declines with birth order as does the stringency of their parents' disciplinary restrictions. And, when asked … how they will respond if a child brought home bad grades, parents state that they would be less likely to punish their …

impact of giving parents objective information about children's academic achievement. Releasing test scores leads to more … extracurricular activities are reduced. Examining the underlying mechanisms, we show that is it public-school parents and parents of …

, they can affect parents' time allocation and family dynamics. This paper examines how extending the school day affects …

characteristics of children as well as parents. To estimate causal treatment effects, I use a simple logistic regression along with a …

changes to the family's budget constraint on parents' working hours. Labor supply is theoretically expected to increase for …When children start school, parents save time and/or money. In this paper, we empirically examine the impact of these … parents who used to spend time taking care of their children, but to decrease for fulltime working parents because of an …

rather than by differences in how the parents respond to the shocks. …