persistence between parents and children's outcomes has been an active area of research. However, since Gary Solon's 1999 Chapter …

of children from poorer families. …

, suggesting the positive shock to disposable income provided by the subsidies may be helping to improve children's scholastic … these subsidies on children's longer run outcomes. Using a sharp discontinuity in the price of childcare in Norway, we are … this, we find significant positive effect of the subsidies on children's academic performance in junior high school …

Do students benefit from compulsory schooling? Researchers using changes in compulsory schooling laws as instruments …

using scores from IQ tests taken outside of school, at the time of military enrolment, and measured when students are around …

their children. We know that low-educated women are more likely to have a teenage birth, but does this imply that policies …

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. …