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Parental investments and children's human capital in low-to-middle-income countries / Jere R. Behrman.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Behrman, Jere Richard, 1940- author.
Series:
Cambridge elements.
Cambridge elements. Elements in development economics 2755-1601
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Parenting--Developing countries.
Parenting.
Parent and child--Developing countries.
Parent and child.
Children--Developing countries--Social conditions.
Children.
Children--Developing countries--Social life and customs.
Social learning--Developing countries.
Social learning.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (61 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Summary:
This Element reviews what we know about parental investments and children's human capital in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). First, it presents definitions and a simple analytical framework; then discusses determinants of children's human capital in the form of cognitive skills, socioemotional skills and physical and mental health; then reviews estimates of impacts of these forms of human capital; next considers the implications of such estimates for inequality and poverty; and concludes with a summary suggesting some positive impacts of parental investments on children's human capital in LMICs and a discussion of gaps in the literature pertaining to both data and methodology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Contents:
1. Introduction; 2. Definitions, Framework and Estimation Issues; 3. Determinants of Children's Human Capital; 4. Impacts of Children's Human Capital; 5. Implications of Estimates Such as Summarized in Sections 3 and 4 for Inequality and Poverty in the Children's Generation; 6. Conclusions.
Notes:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2022).
ISBN:
9781009336178
1009336177
9781009336185
1009336185
9781009336147
1009336142
OCLC:
1352488598
Access Restriction:
Open Access. Unrestricted online access

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