Intergenerational transmission of human capital in early childhood

Arbeitspapier

It is a well-known fact that the level of parents' education is strongly correlated with the educational achievement of their children. In this paper,we shed light on the potential channels through which human capital is transmitted from mothers to their children in early childhood. The main channels through which maternal human capital benefits the child's verbal and social skills are birth weight and father's support. Moreover,reading stories to the child is most relevant for the transmision of verbal skills whereas for social skills, a crucial channel for maternal human capital is the attendance of institutional childcare.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 09-038

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Education and Research Institutions: General
• Thema: early childhood ; skills ; intergenerational transmission ; Kinder ; Bildungsniveau ; Qualifikation ; Familiensoziologie ; Generationenbeziehungen ; Kinderbetreuung ; Deutschland

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Coneus, Katja ; Sprietsma, Maresa
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wann): 2009

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/27719
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ