Parental investments and children's human capital in low-to-middle-income countries

Parental investments and children's human capital in low-to-middle-income countries

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, s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Behrman, Jere Richard, 1940- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2022.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Cambridge elements.
Materias:
Parenting > Developing countries.
Parent and child > Developing countries.
Children > Developing countries > Social conditions.
Children > Developing countries > Social life and customs.
Social learning > Developing countries.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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