「經濟發展」與「家戶教育資源在兄弟姊妹間之配置」的關係已經被廣泛探討。對此，台灣由於二次大戰之後經濟迅速成長，生育率降低，且仍保有傳統父系家庭組織，故特別適合作為研究範例。 根據三次全島調查，本文顯示經濟成長伴隨子女教育（不分性別）的改善，是導致男女教育成就差異縮減之主要因素。

The relation between economic development and the allocation of household resources for education among siblings has been widely discussed. The experience of Taiwan in the post-World War II period is particularly instructive because of rapid growth in economic opportunities, concomitant declines in fertility, and traditionally patriarchal familial organization. Based on data from three island-wide surveys, we find that the growing economy coincided with improvements in education for children regardless of sex and that the gender gap in educational attainment declined.