parents invest in early and college education of their children subject to borrowing constraints. Children differ exogenously … in innate abilities, which can be correlated with their parent<92>s innate ability. An important feature of the … environment is that the quality of early education determines the probability of college completion. We calibrate a stationary …

parents invest in early and college education of their children subject to borrowing constraints. Children differ exogenously … in innate abilities, which can be correlated with their parent's innate ability. An important feature of the environment … is that the quality of early education determines the probability of college completion. We calibrate a stationary …

parents invest in early and college education of their children subject to borrowing constraints. Children differ exogenously … in innate abilities, which can be correlated with their parent's innate ability. An important feature of the environment … is that the quality of early education determines the probability of college completion. We calibrate a stationary …

underestimate a girl's ability, expect lowerreturns, and assign lower weights to their welfare ("pure son preference"). The model … rural India, the mechanisms are underestimation of ability of girlsand unfavorable school environment. There is some …

relative importance of adolescent academic ability for children's educational attainment has increased in recent years, thereby …

intergenerational mobility. Furthermore, holding parental education constant, Italian second generation immigrants show no less …