Adoption Status and Parental Investments: A Within-sibling Approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s10826-021-01975-7
Abstract: Recent studies have found that adoptive parents invest in their children equally or more than biological parents do. Most of these studies observed relationships across families, comparing families with adopted children to those without. In… read more here.
Keywords: parental investments; adopted children; within family; adoption status ... See more keywords
Interrelationships of parental belief, parental investments, and child development: A cross-sectional study in rural China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105423
Abstract: Abstract Background Parental investments are associated with early child outcomes, and some evidences outside China suggest that parental belief might affect parental investments. However, the interrelationships of parental belief, parental investments, and early child development… read more here.
Keywords: parental investments; caregiver parental; china; parental belief ... See more keywords
Incomplete markets and parental investments in children
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DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2021.02.012
Abstract: Abstract The effect of incomplete markets on parental investments is investigated. Uninsured risk and credit constraints can distort the timing of parental investments, causing them to be delayed relative to what would occur under full-insurance.… read more here.
Keywords: parental investments; investments children; markets parental; incomplete markets ... See more keywords
Shifting parental beliefs about child development to foster parental investments and improve school readiness outcomes
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25964-y
Abstract: Socioeconomic gaps in child development open up early, with associated disparities in parental investments in children. Understanding the drivers of these disparities is key to designing effective policies. We first show that parental beliefs about… read more here.
Keywords: parental investments; child development; beliefs child; parental beliefs ... See more keywords
Beliefs, parental investments, and intergenerational persistence: A formal model
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DOI: 10.1177/1043463117754076
Abstract: Empirical research documents persistent socioeconomic and race gaps in parental investments in children. This article presents a formal model that describes the process through which parents’ beliefs about the returns on investments in children evolve… read more here.
Keywords: parental investments; beliefs parental; formal model; beliefs returns ... See more keywords