Intergenerational effects of parental human capital on children: Evidence from Malawi
利用马拉维1994年免费小学教育改革，发现父母每多上一年学，子女上学年数分别增加0.19和0.16年，母亲教育还减少子女劳动，机制包括配偶质量、生育反应和年龄差距。
We investigate the intergenerational transmission of parental education on children’s outcomes in Malawi. Using the variations induced by the Free Primary Education reform implemented in 1994, we find that an extra year of mothers’ and fathers’ schooling increases children’s schooling years by 0.19 and 0.16 years, respectively. Children with more educated mothers are less likely to work, while no such evidence is found for children with more educated fathers. We examine an array of potential mechanisms, including assortative mating , reduced fertility, and improvements in family resources. We find that spousal quality, fertility response, and a narrower age gap between spouses may be the underlying channels for the intergenerational transmission of education.