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TO BE RESCHEDULED - Race and Class Disparities in Parental Spending on Children's Care and Education

Heather Hill, associate professor, Evans School, University of Washington
**CANCELED**
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Heather Hill
Early Childhood Initiative Lecture featuring Heather Hill

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FALL.

Disparities in parental investments in children's care and education help initiate processes that maintain and exacerbate socioeconomic and other forms of inequality across generations. Compared to the growing literature on social class disparities in parental spending on children's education and care, little is known about racial differences in these investments. This study used the Consumer Expenditure Survey from 2011-2017 to examine differences in parental spending on children's care and education as a function of both racial/ethnic identity and social class. We asked the following research questions: Are there racial/ethnic differences in parental spending on children? If so, how much of those differences are explained by measures of socioeconomic status, income, parents' education, and family wealth? And, are there racial/ethnic differences in parental spending on child care and education within social class groups?

Heather D. Hill is an associate professor in the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. Her research examines how public and workplace policies influence family economic circumstances and child wellbeing in low-income families. Hill received a Ph.D. in human development and social policy from Northwestern University in 2007.

Contact: Erika Layko