We study the effect of parental job loss on children's outcomes using administrative data from Finland. We focus on two … channels through which parental job loss can affect children's careers: 1) by affecting the child's field of study choices and … decreases the likelihood of the child choosing the father's field of study or finding employment in the father's plant. Children …

This paper documents disparities in cognitive development-as measured by a receptive vocabulary test-between children …

children's reports of family or home characteristics rather than information provided by their parents. There is a well … socioeconomic gradients in children's cognitive abilities across countries. Socioeconomic status is typically measured drawing on …'s occupation, parental education, and the number of books in the family home. Our results suggest that children's reports of their …

development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings …-related and only paid for up to 14 months. Higher-income households benefited more from the reform than low-income households. We …