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Effects of Maternal Education on Early Nonmonetary Investments in Child Development

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  • Emine Kübra Usta

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This paper investigates the effects of education on the early investments of mothers in their young children exploiting a compulsory schooling reform in Turkey. I adopt a regression discontinuity design and document that education significantly improves mothers’ prenatal health investments and some postnatal health behavior. However, there is no evidence on the effects of maternal education on breastfeeding duration or compliance with the universal vaccination program. I then show that education leads mothers to spend time with their children at home and outside. These findings suggest that increases in maternal education in a developing country have the potential to reduce inequalities at birth.

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  • Emine Kübra Usta, 2020. "Effects of Maternal Education on Early Nonmonetary Investments in Child Development," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 14(4), pages 535-583.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jhucap:doi:10.1086/711761
    DOI: 10.1086/711761
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    1. Yusuf Emre Akgunduz & Pelin Akyol & Abdurrahman B. Aydemir & Murat Demirci & Murat G. Kirdar, 2023. "Maternal Education and Early Child Development: The Roles of Parental Support for Learning, Learning Materials, and Father Characteristics," Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers 2305, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum.

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