Like Father, Like Son; Like Mother, Like Daughter: Parental Resources and Child Height.

Thomas, Duncan

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ERIC Number: EJ495765

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Like Father, Like Son; Like Mother, Like Daughter: Parental Resources and Child Height.

Thomas, Duncan

Journal of Human Resources, v29 n4 p950-88 Fall 1994

Survey data from the United States, Brazil, and Ghana revealed that, in all three, mothers' education had a greater effect on daughters' height, fathers' education on sons' height. There appear to be differences in the allocation of household resources, nutrition, and child rearing that are dependent on children's and parents' gender. (SK)

Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Height, Living Standards, Nutrition, Parent Background, Parent Influence, Resource Allocation, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil; Ghana; United States

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