Dussaillant, Francisca2016-10-052016-10-0501/06/2011Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 111, n° 3, p. 226-229http://hdl.handle.net/11447/748http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.02.002An intergenerational effect of maternal (and not paternal) human capital on offspring’s human capital production is a mechanism that induces males and females to attain different education levels. This mechanism allows for explanations of the reversal in the gender education gap. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]en-USHuman capitalLabor economicsEconomicsResearchGenderEducational attainmentIntergenerational relationsArtículo