There is abundant evidence that children in low income households do less well than their
peers on a range of developmental outcomes. However, there is continuing uncertainty …

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 …

We provide new evidence that cash transfers following the birth of a first child can have large
and long-lasting effects on that child's outcomes. We take advantage of the January 1 …

This article considers the implications for prevention science of recent advances in research
on family poverty and children's mental, emotional, and behavioral health. First, we describe …

This article assesses the consequences of poverty between a child's prenatal year and 5th
birthday for several adult achievement, health, and behavior outcomes, measured as late as …

Although research has clearly established that low family income has negative impacts on
children's cognitive skills and social–emotional competence, less often is a family's …

The purposes of schooling have been debated from the early days of Plato to the divergent
prescriptions put forth by modern day political parties. Some want to foster the development …

Parental support with children's learning is considered to be one pathway through which
socio‐economic factors influence child competencies. Utilising a national longitudinal …

A process‐oriented approach to parental divorce locates the experience within the social
and developmental context of children's lives, providing greater insight into how parental …

The current study examines the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on preschool
children's cognitive and behavioral outcomes and if these relations are mediated by the …