The Journal of Human Resources is a leading journal in empirical microeconomics, with a focus on policy-relevant research.
Children born to mothers of lower socioeconomic status experience worse outcomes than children whose mothers have more resources. Economic hardship
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Children born to teenage mothers have worse outcomes—poorer health, less schooling, and lower earnings in adulthood. However, the cause of
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Educational interventions based on behavioral economics principles have shown promise for combatting some of the persistent disparities in education outcomes.
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Racial and socioeconomic gaps in academic achievement begin early in life, with large gaps in skills present by the time
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Compensatory education policies—policies aimed at offsetting educational inequalities between socially and academically disadvantaged children and more advantaged students—are widely used
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“Tablets and texts nudge parents to read to kids” describes a new JHR-published study aimed at finding ways to help
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Studies from low-, middle-, and high-income countries show that children brought up in a more favorable early environment benefit in
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Recent job seekers know that “soft skills”—traits related to personality, values, and personal interaction—can be important in receiving a job
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“First-born children have better thinking skills, study says” in The Guardian highlights JHR-published study that finds parenting behavior results in
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