Using World Bank estimates of intergenerational educational persistence and mobility for multiple across the development spectrum, this paper finds that economic freedom noticeably improves educational mobility. This is probably because economic freedom increases the returns to education in ways...

In this study, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to compute efficiency scores for a sample of Italian schools, by employing OECD-PISA2006 data aggregated at school-level. Efficiency has been defined as the ability to transform inputs (resources, students’ background, etc.) into outputs...

Disruptions in family life can take many forms, but all have the potential to impact student learning. With school administrative data matched to birth records, I estimate the effect of unexpected changes in the home environment, or family shocks, on achievement. Identification comes from...

This study develops and empirically applies an approach to identify the optimal school starting age. Postponing school entry involves a tradeoff between better learning through higher maturity and higher opportunity costs through foregone time. We model a Skill Technology Function, where...

In every society for which we have data, people's educational achievement is positively correlated with their parents' education or with other indicators of their parents' socio-economic status. This topic is central in social science, and there is no doubt that research has intensified during...

In every society for which we have data, people's educational achievement is positively correlated with their parents' education or with other indicators of their parents' socioeconomic status. This topic is central in social science, and there is no doubt that research has intensified during...

In every society for which we have data, people's educational achievement is positively correlated with their parents' education or with other indicators of their parents' socioeconomic status. This topic is central in social science, and there is no doubt that research has intensified during...

In every society for which we have data, people’s educational achievement is positively correlated with their parents’ education or with other indicators of their parents’ socioeconomic status. This topic is central in social science, and there is no doubt that research has intensified...

An inter-generation sequential move game model shows the parent-children relationship in human capital development. The parents decide on the children's education in “pre-market” situations, while economic conditions influence the children opportunity in “post-market” situations. The...

This paper investigates the intergenerational transmission of preferences between parents and their children, examining the transmission of patience, propensity to save, and conscientiousness. We explore the role of specific parental behaviours, such as sharing financial information, in this...