By the time children start school, socio-economic gaps are evident in child skills. We document a causal effect of a … reform to mothers' education on her child's skills and use mediation analysis to explore the role of parental inputs as … resources are an important channel, explaining up to 59% of the effect on child cognitive skills. On top of this, parental …

the child home environment and reduce stress has larger returns for children with higher socio-emotional skills in early …

aptitude. -- education ; income subsidy ; child care …