Children's experiences during early childhood are critical for their cognitive and
socioemotional development, two key dimensions of human capital. However, children from …

This article distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development
and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of …

This chapter seeks to set out what economists have learned about the effects of early
childhood influences on later life outcomes, and about ameliorating the effects of negative …

Imagine each family as a kind of little factory—a multiperson unit producing meals, health,
skills, children, and self-esteem from market goods and the time, skills, and knowledge of its …

This paper surveys the recent literature on the causal relationship between education and
earnings. I focus on four areas of work: theoretical and econometric advances in modelling …

In the standard literature on economic development there is frequently a noticeable
reluctance to consider the position of women as a separate problem of importance of its …

If household income is pooled and then allocated to maximize welfare then income under
the control of mothers and fathers should have the same impact on demand. With survey …

There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and
between child health and education, but only some of them have been explored in the …

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This paper reexamines the empirical basis for two" facts" that seem to be found in most cross-
section studies of immigrant earnings:(1) the earnings of immigrants grow rapidly as they …