Parental Investments and Children's Human Capital in Low-To-Middle-Income Countries

by Jere R. Behrman

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009336169
• ISBN13: 9781009336161
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"