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Title: Why do educated mothers matter? A model of parental help
Author: Canova, Luciano
Vaglio, Alessandro
Keywords: Programme for International Student Assessment
Educació familiar
Anàlisi de regressió
Domestic education
Regression analysis
Issue Date: 2011
Publisher: Institut d’Economia de Barcelona
Series/Report no: [WP E-IEB11/03]
Abstract: This paper investigates the role performed by mothers in affecting their childrens’ performance at school. The article develops firstly a theoretical model in which household (parent - child pair) is treated as an individual, whose utility depends both on the performance at school of the student and on consumption. The model focuses on the diferent possibilities through which help of mothers may affect pupil’s performance both in terms of time devoted to supervision and spillover effects. Empirical evidence then, using PISA 2006 and focusing on Italian case, shows that education of mothers is an issue when interacted with her occupational status. Highly educated mothers have a positive impact on students’ score only when they are highly qualifed in the job market.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: http://www.ieb.ub.edu/2012022157/ieb/ultimes-publicacions
It is part of: IEB Working Paper 2011/03
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/116546
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