RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Parental Beliefs about Returns to Different Types of Investments in School Children
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0719-10299R1
DO 10.3368/jhr.58.2.0719-10299R1
A1 Orazio Attanasio
A1 Teodora Boneva
A1 Christopher Rauh
YR 2020
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2020/09/01/jhr.58.2.0719-10299R1.abstract
AB Using a representative sample of 1,962 parents in England, we study how parents perceive the returns to parental time investments, material investments and school quality. Parents perceive the returns to 3h of weekly time investments or £30 of weekly material investments to matter more than moving a child to a better school. Material investments are perceived as more productive if children attend higher quality schools. Perceived returns do not differ with the child’s initial human capital or gender, and they are highly correlated with actual investment decisions.