Economists and social scientists have long been interested in intergenerational mobility,
and documenting the persistence between parents and children's outcomes has been an …

This article reviews and integrates research on gender-related biological, cognitive, and
social processes that take place in or between family members, resulting in a newly …

Based on the sixth round of the 2018 Chinese Household Income Project family income
survey (CHIP) data, this study made use of the OLS estimation and transfer matrix method to …

We analyze the relationship between parents' education and the time devoted to childcare
activities, with a focus on activities aimed at increasing the child's human capital. We use the …

This paper uses data from the 1970 British Cohort Study to quantify the intergenerational
persistence of mental health, and the long-run economic costs associated with poor parental …

This paper uses a sample of adoptees to study the genetic mechanisms underlying
intergenerational associations in chronic health conditions. I begin by estimating baseline …

This article studies how gender role attitudes are transmitted from parents to their children by
examining the intrahousehold division of housework time. The Russia Longitudinal …

There is a worldwide epidemic of obesity. We are just beginning to understand its
consequences for child obesity. This paper addresses one important component of the …

Background Several studies have observed socio-economic (SE) inequalities in smoking
among adolescents, but its causes are not fully understood. This study investigates the …

We model time allocation choices by youngsters into activities related to the acquisition of
human capital: study time, but also socialization, which can enhance personal interaction …