We study the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children's cognitive
achievement, behavioral problems, grade repetition, and obesity, using matched data from …

We examine the role an exogenous increase in household income, due to a government
transfer unrelated to household characteristics, plays in children's long-run outcomes …

This study estimates the effects of prenatal poverty on birth weight using changes in state
Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) as a natural experiment. We seek to answer two …

This paper argues that researchers may be misgauging family resources by focusing
narrowly on the nuclear family when measuring these resources. While social scientists …

The purpose of the study was to investigate the socio-economic factors influencing student's
academic performance in public secondary schools in Igembe South District. The objectives …

Despite the Kenya government re-introducing free primary education, some school age
children are still locked out of school whereas dropout and repetition continue to be …

Energy Efficiency (EE) is an emerging concept in the management of public institutions. The
main objective of the study was to assess the Energy Efficiency Programmes (EEPs) of the …

The main objective of this research is to evaluate the impact of poverty on Students'
performance in their final examinations in Kaduna state. This research used questionnaire to …

One Educational scholar once admonished us to make little sacrifices in the early years of
the child because it pays great dividends in adulthood. This is because Early Childhood …