More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is … estimated elasticity of intergenerational transmission of income of approximately .2 …

examine how the college choices of equally achieving students differ by gender. We find that female students better balance … differences in risk management are concentrated amongst high achieving students …

markets and whether the effects spill over to spouses and children. There is substantial evidence that more educated people … spouses or children …

achievement than males and this is particularly the case for children from less advantaged backgrounds. Second, there are large …

How do families influence the ability of children? Cognitive skills have been shown to be a strong predictor of … to a better understanding of children's long run outcomes. This paper uses a large dataset on the male population of … resulting from twin births have negative effects on the IQ of existing children …

While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education and earnings … earlier born children have higher IQs …

While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education, IQ scores …