| By: |
Lundborg, Petter (Lund University);
Nordin, Martin (Lund University);
Rooth, Dan-Olof (Linneaus University) |
| Abstract: |
In this paper, we focus on possible causal mechanisms behind the
intergenerational transmission of human capital. For this purpose, we use both
an adoption and a twin design and study the effect of parents' education on
their children's cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and health. Our
results show that greater parental education increases children's cognitive
and non-cognitive skills, as well as their health. These results suggest that
the effect of parents' education on children's education may work partly
through the positive effect that parental education has on children's skills
and health. |
| Keywords: |
intergenerational transmission, human capital, education, health, cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, adoptees, twins |
| JEL: |
I12 I11 J14 J12 C41 |
| Date: |
2011–10 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp6099&r=neu |