Investing in early childhood development in preschool and at home
The foundations for successful child development are established in early childhood. Two
main policy approaches for strengthening these foundations have been subsidized …
main policy approaches for strengthening these foundations have been subsidized …
Family background, neighborhoods, and intergenerational mobility
This chapter reviews the literature on intergenerational mobility. While our review is
centered around the large empirical literature on this topic, we also give a brief discussion of …
centered around the large empirical literature on this topic, we also give a brief discussion of …
Educational inequality
This chapter provides new evidence on educational inequality and reviews the literature on
the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps …
the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps …
Measuring intergenerational income mobility: A synthesis of approaches
The literature on intergenerational income mobility uses a diverse set of measures and there
is limited knowledge about whether these measures provide similar information and yield …
is limited knowledge about whether these measures provide similar information and yield …
[BOOK][B] Handbook of the economics of education
The Handbook of the Economics of Education describes the research frontier in key topical
areas and sets the agenda for further work. Modern analysis in the economics of education …
areas and sets the agenda for further work. Modern analysis in the economics of education …
Wealth as one of the “big four” SES dimensions in intergenerational transmissions
Recent scholarship on mobility has increasingly incorporated wealth. We ask if wealth
brings anything new to mobility research or is just a standard socioeconomic status (SES) …
brings anything new to mobility research or is just a standard socioeconomic status (SES) …
Born to lead? The effect of birth order on noncognitive abilities
We study the effect of birth order on personality using Swedish population data. Earlier-born
men are more emotionally stable, persistent, socially outgoing, willing to assume …
men are more emotionally stable, persistent, socially outgoing, willing to assume …
[HTML][HTML] On the origins of entrepreneurship: Evidence from sibling correlations
Despite the consensus that entrepreneurship runs in the family, we lack evidence regarding
the total importance of family and community background, as well as the relative importance …
the total importance of family and community background, as well as the relative importance …
Intergenerational mobility, intergenerational effects, sibling correlations, and equality of opportunity: A comparison of four approaches
This paper presents and discusses four different approaches to the study of how individuals'
income and education during adulthood are related to their family background. The most …
income and education during adulthood are related to their family background. The most …
The intergenerational transmission of cognitive and noncognitive abilities
We study the intergenerational transmission of cognitive and noncognitive abilities using
population data and correct for measurement error in abilities using two sets of instruments …
population data and correct for measurement error in abilities using two sets of instruments …