Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/338371 
Year of Publication: 
2026
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 12407
Publisher: 
Munich Society for the Promotion of Economic Research - CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
This study examines how parenting styles predict children’s lifetime outcomes. Using a Swedish dataset which combines rich survey information on parenting styles with administrative records tracking children over five decades, we find that authoritarian parenting is negatively associated with children’s long-term success, especially regarding their educational attainment. The results for other parenting styles are more mixed. Authoritarian parenting remains a robust predictor of adverse outcomes even when accounting for ability and family background. We identify children’s knowledge accumulation and parental educational expectations as key mechanisms explaining these results.
Subjects: 
child rearing
human capital
skill formation
JEL: 
I24
J13
J24
R20
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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