title: Impact of child quality on earnings:  the productivity-of-schooling hypothesis.
abstract: "This paper investigates the relationship between average earnings, education (measured by years of schooling), and rates of return to education for major racial/ethnic groups in the United States.  It considers the effect of including previously omitted 'productivity-of-schooling' (also referred to here as 'child quality') variables.  An upward-sloping average education, rate-of-return-to-education profile exists for Hispanics, blacks, and whites.  Productivity-of-schooling (i.e., child quality) measures--including family size, family composition, ability, and parental inputs--significantly affect earnings and rates of return to education."
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authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ganderton
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authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007182:Income; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Ethnic Groups; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Income; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United States