Effects of Maternal Education on Early Nonmonetary Investments in Child Development

IF 1.6 3区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Journal of Human Capital Pub Date : 2020-10-29 DOI:10.1086/711761

Emine Kubra Usta

引用次数: 2

Abstract

This paper investigates the effects of education on the early investments of mothers in their young children exploiting a compulsory schooling reform in Turkey. I adopt a regression discontinuity design and document that education significantly improves mothers’ prenatal health investments and some postnatal health behavior. However, there is no evidence on the effects of maternal education on breastfeeding duration or compliance with the universal vaccination program. I then show that education leads mothers to spend time with their children at home and outside. These findings suggest that increases in maternal education in a developing country have the potential to reduce inequalities at birth.

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母亲教育对儿童发展早期非货币性投资的影响

本文利用土耳其的义务教育改革，调查了教育对母亲对幼儿早期投资的影响。我采用了回归不连续性设计，并记录了教育显著改善了母亲的产前健康投资和一些产后健康行为。然而，没有证据表明母亲教育对母乳喂养持续时间或遵守普遍疫苗接种计划的影响。然后我展示了教育引导母亲花时间在家里和外面陪伴孩子。这些发现表明，发展中国家增加产妇教育有可能减少出生时的不平等现象。

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Journal of Human Capital ECONOMICS-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Human Capital is dedicated to human capital and its expanding economic and social roles in the knowledge economy. Developed in response to the central role human capital plays in determining the production, allocation, and distribution of economic resources and in supporting long-term economic growth, JHC is a forum for theoretical and empirical work on human capital—broadly defined to include education, health, entrepreneurship, and intellectual and social capital—and related public policy analyses. JHC encompasses microeconomic, macroeconomic, and international economic perspectives on the theme of human capital. The journal offers a platform for discussion of topics ranging from education, labor, health, and family economics.