In 1993, the benefit levels of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) were changed significantly based on the number of … children in the household. Employing a difference-in-differences plus mother fixed-effects framework, we find better mother …-rated health for children of unmarried black mothers and married white and Hispanic mothers, lower accident rates for children of …

impact on birth outcomes of children of female workers who are affected by smoking bans in the workplace. Analyzing a 2004 … law change in Norway that extended smoking restrictions to bars and restaurants, we find that children of female workers … suggestive evidence of substituting behavior, i.e. a greater likelihood of smoking at home among fathers, since children born to …

Economic shocks at birth have lasting impacts on children's health several years after the shock. We calculate height … for age z-scores for children under age five using data from a Rwandan nationally representative household survey … shocks that children experience at birth on their height several years later. We find that girls born after a shock in a …

hunger spend a larger fraction of income on food. Taken together, our results confirm that in addition to the well …