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 Attanasio, Orazio A1 Boneva, Teodora A1 Rauh, Christopher 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.