Philip H. Brown
Parental Education and Investment in Children’s Human Capital in Rural China
Colby College
numerous empirical studies developing countries noted parental education robust positive effect child learning result often attributed educated parents making greater investments childrens human capital however nature investment well understood study examines parental education affects various parental investments goods time used childrens human capital production via unusually detailed survey rural china found educated parents make greater educational investments goods time relationships generally robust rich set controls evidence suggests making greater investments goods time stems higher expected returns education children different preferences education among educated parents second key finding marginal effect mothers education educational investments generally larger fathers education