We explore the link between parental selection and criminality of children in a new context. After the collapse of the … uncertainty. We exploit this natural experiment in a differences in differences setup to first estimate that the children from … play important roles in the parental selection-crime of children relationship. Finally, results for siblings support a …

school-going children. When children attend school, the potential time working mothers miss out with their children, is … smaller than when children do not yet attend school. At the same time, working might benefit children through, for example …, greater family income. Our study is highly relevant for public policy as in most countries maternal employment rates rise when …