mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and …

This paper presents evidence of substantial causal effects of parental education on children's health behaviours and …, which was implemented across federal states at different points in time. Maternal schooling reduces children's smoking and … long-term health. We study intergenerational effects of a compulsory schooling increase in Germany after World War II …

This paper estimates the causal effects of parental education on their children's risky health behaviours and health …. Instrumental variable estimates and difference-in-differences estimates reveal that increases in maternal schooling reduce children … children's education and improvements in their peer environment early in life are important for explaining the effects. Changes …