Mother's Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital [electronic resource] : Evidence from College Openings and Longitudinal Data. NBER Working Paper Series / Janet Currie and Enrico Moretti.

This study estimates the effect of maternal education on birth outcomes using data from the Vital Statistics Natality files for 1970 to 1999. It also assesses the importance of four potential channels through which maternal education may improve birth outcomes: use of prenatal care, smoking behavior...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Currie, Janet
Corporate Author:	National Bureau of Economic Research
Other Authors:	Moretti, Enrico
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2002.
Subjects:	Access to Education. Child Health. Educational Attainment. Health Behavior. Higher Education. Human Capital. Infants. Marital Status. Mothers. Parent Influence. Prenatal Care. Smoking. Womens Education.