obesity. There is some evidence, however, that high income children are better able to cope with the adverse consequences of …We use newly available data from Germany to study the relationship between parental income and child health. We find a … strong gradient between parental income and subjective child health as has been documented earlier in the US, Canada and the …

developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio … the correlations exist even for those preschool children who spend no time in day care, which implies that the correlation …

effects prevail even after ontrolling for labour market and income-related factors. The findings are pronounced in Germany and …

distance between adult children and elderly parents. Given current population trends, understanding how different … estimate the causal effect of sibship size on the geographic distance between older parents and adult children by using a large … responsibility of care for older parents to be shared among more siblings, possibly decreasing individual involvement and relaxing …

Geburtsjahrgängen und die Weiterverfolgung der schulischen Bildungskarrieren für den Großteil der untersuchten Kinder. Die empirischen …

immigrants and foreigners. On average we find that children in Germany to have lost out in terms of their relative income …. As a result of the low educational level of their parents we find children born to immigrants and foreigners in Germany … Probleme für deren Kinder. Als Ergebnis des geringen Bildungsniveaus ihrer Eltern sind Kinder von Immigranten und Ausländern …

targets, it is important to examine various economic and sociocultural demand-side factors that hinder children from attending … appear to have substantial consequences on school attendance: perceptions about school readiness of children, economic … related to why preprimary-aged children not in school are viewed as being too young for schooling, why primary-aged children …

children were not in school. A description of these children is provided here as well as that of children who are at risk of … dropping out of primary and secondary levels of education. Reasons for children not being in school are discussed, together …