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Why do entrepreneurial parents have entrepreneurial children?
We find that one factor about a home—its location—accounts for a significant fraction of the total effect of that home. In fact, putting together the different numbers, I have estimated that some 25 percent—and possibly more—of the overall effects of a parent are driven by where that parent raises their child. In other words, this one parenting dec... See more
The Atlantic • The One Parenting Decision That Really Matters
This belief in the S-shape means that unless parents are unwilling to treat their children differently from one another, it makes sense for them to put all their educational eggs in the basket of the child they perceive to be the most promising, making sure that she gets enough education, rather than spreading the investment evenly across all their
... See moreAbhijit V. Banerjee • Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Two children are running lemonade stands, just a few blocks away from each other. What might cause one child to do much better than the other?
Gayle Laakmann McDowell, Jackie Bavaro • Cracking the PM Interview: How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology (Cracking the Interview & Career)
Children naturally try to emulate their parents, at least in the early years, and for the most part a child's values are a direct reflection of his parents', either conformingly aligned or diametrically opposed.