The Impact of Maternal Beliefs on Child Skills Development from Early Ages to Adolescence
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Keywords
Parental Beliefs; Child Development; Locus of Control; Inequality;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
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