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Home and School in the Development of Children

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT We develop an empirical framework integrating Child Development and Education Production Function literature. It accounts for classroom and parental influences, skill measurement issues, and cognitive/noncognitive interactions. Both home and school investments shape children's skills by kindergarten, with low‐skill children benefiting most from improvements. While classrooms are generally more productive, reducing disparities in home investments is more effective in closing income‐related skill gaps. This stems from greater inequality in home investments than in school quality across socioeconomic groups.

Source: International Economic Review

DOI: 10.1111/iere.12774

Authors: Francesco Agostinelli, Morteza Saharkhiz, Matthew Wiswall

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania, Meta (United States), Johns Hopkins University

Language: English

Topic: School Choice and Performance

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,570