Does intelligence shield children from the effects of parental non-employment?

Nurfatima Jandarova

Economics of Education Review, 2025, vol. 104, issue C

Abstract: Current literature offers several potential channels through which jobless parents can affect children. In this paper, I provide new evidence based on variation across intelligence of children. The results suggest that loss of human capital investments into children is the driving mechanism. I find that gap in education widens with higher intelligence, while the gap in labour-market outcomes narrows. I rationalise these findings using the skill formation and employer learning theories.

Keywords: Parental non-employment; Intelligence; Education; Earnings; Human capital investments; Employer learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J24 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102620

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