Economists and social scientists have long been interested in intergenerational mobility,
and documenting the persistence between parents and children's outcomes has been an …

In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, most countries around the world have decided to
temporarily close educational institutions. However, learning has not stopped but is now fully …

This paper investigates the intergenerational effects of maternal education on child health in
68 developing countries across five continents over nearly three decades. Exploiting the …

Political interest is the strongest predictor of'good citizenship', yet hardly anything is known
about it. For the first time in over three decades, here is a study explaining what political …

This article examines the educational selectivity of immigrants in France—ie how their level
of education contrasts with that of non-migrants in their country of birth–and the influence of …

This meta‐analysis examined the relationship between prenatal maternal stress and/or
anxiety and the outcomes of children aged 3 months to 9 years. Of the 8754 studies …

Disasters can have long lasting effects, but understanding the breadth, variety and longevity
of their effects can be challenging. This paper examines the long term effects and …

We study the intergenerational transmission of cognitive and noncognitive abilities using
population data and correct for measurement error in abilities using two sets of instruments …

Are socioeconomic inequalities in education declining? Is socioeconomic background
becoming less important for people's occupational class or status? How important is …

We examine the role of cultural heritage in shaping US CEOs' attitudes toward uncertainty,
in the context of their corporate acquisition decisions. We find that CEOs with a more …