Jere R. (University of Pennsylvania) Behrman 
Parental Investments and Children”s Human Capital in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries [PDF ebook] 

This Element reviews what we know about parental investments and children”s human capital in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). First, it presents definitions and a simple analytical framework; then discusses determinants of children”s human capital in the form of cognitive skills, socioemotional skills and physical and mental health; then reviews estimates of impacts of these forms of human capital; next considers the implications of such estimates for inequality and poverty; and concludes with a summary suggesting some positive impacts of parental investments on children”s human capital in LMICs and a discussion of gaps in the literature pertaining to both data and methodology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.