, which results in families of otherwise similar children receiving substantially different refunds during the first year of … first child leads to persistent increases in family income that likely contribute to the downstream effects on children …

-birthweight children. This targeting heavily oversampled twins, whose outcomes differed significantly from singletons'. Singletons' gains …

The economic and psychological literatures have demonstrated that early investments (private and public) in children … countries, implying that mothers spend less time with their children and that families rely more on external sources of …

for older children aged 14--17. Child labor bans in RTAs perversely increase child employment among 14--17 year olds and … decrease school enrollment for both young and older children. These effects appear to decrease inter-household income …

their children are under age three. We use regional and over time variation to show that the Finnish Home Care Allowance … also negatively affect the early childhood cognitive test results of children, decrease the likelihood of choosing academic … on mothers and children compared to HCA. Our findings suggest that shifting child care from the home to the market …

Children represent the largest indirect beneficiaries of the U.S. social welfare system. Yet, many questions remain … about the direct benefits of cash aid to children. The current understanding of the impacts of cash aid in the U.S. is drawn … investment mechanisms that reduce socioeconomic inequality in children's well-being. In contrast to the U.S., dozens of low- to …