The intergenerational transmission of schooling: Are mothers really less important than fathers?

The Intergenerational Transmission of Schooling – Are Mothers Really Less Important than Fathers?

There is a “puzzle” in the literature on the intergenerational transmission of schooling, where twin studies emphasize the importance of fathers’ schooling, whereas IV-studies often emphasize the importance of mothers. We provide new evidence on this “puzzle” using register based Swedish data on the largest sample of twins used so far in the literature. In contrast to previous twin studies, our...

Mothers are less disgust sensitive than childless females

Article history: Received 6 January 2016 Received in revised form 22 February 2016 Accepted 24 February 2016 Available online 3 March 2016 Disgust is a basic emotionwhichmotivates avoidance of disease cues. Females consistently display higher disgust sensitivity thanmales, although the evolutionary origin of this difference remains unclear. We examined the parental investment hypothesis, which ...

Are Asian cultures really less ageist than Western ones? It depends on the questions asked

Ageism is an increasing concern in ageing populations such as Asia and Europe. A prevalent assumption in psychology is that Eastern cultures may be less prone to ageism because of norms and values that honour and respect elders. Yet, evidence for this culture hypothesis is inconclusive. The current study examines this issue by comparing attitudes towards older people in an Eastern and Western s...

Intergenerational Transmission of Abuse of Incarcerated Fathers: A Study of the Measurement of Abuse

Are smarter people really less risk averse ?

Using hypothetical lottery choices to measure risk preferences, Frederick (2005) finds that higher cognitive ability is associated with less risk aversion. This paper documents, however, that when using an incentive compatible measure of risk preference, attitudes towards risk are not associated to cognitive ability as measured by Frederick’s (2005) three-item cognitive reflection test. This is...