through age 65 – educational attainment increases, income rises (for men), and the probability of survival increases (for … preschool is lowered by 85 percent for years of schooling (of the first generation) and by 86 percent for adult income among men …

occupational choices, which reflect their comparative advantage. We merge records on children hospitalized with poliomyelitis …

to care for their new children. While there is substantial variation in the details of these policies around the world …, both the implementation of new programs and extensions of existing ones increase leave-taking rates among new parents … introduction of short paid and unpaid leave programs can improve children's short- and long-term outcomes. Fourth, while more …

in infant and maternal health. Infants and mothers at the top of the income distribution have worse birth and morbidity … outcomes than their lowest-income counterparts, but are nevertheless the least likely to die in the year following birth …. Racial disparities swamp these income disparities, with no racial convergence in health outcomes as income rises. A …