The Parental Bequest to Children

If the expenditure of resources in childhood affects the outcomes in adulthood, the adult distribution of education and incomes will depend at least partially on investments made in childhood. There is considerable variation in the amount of parental inputs children of various socio-economic若童年时期的资源投入会对成年后的发展结果产生影响，那么个体成年后在教育与收入领域的分布格局，至少会部分取决于童年阶段所开展的各类资源投入。不同社会经济（socio-economic）背景儿童所获得的父母投入（parental inputs）数额存在显著差异。