term, using data from the Millennium Cohort Study (UK). Compared with children looked after in a formal care centre …, children cared by grandparents (as well as parents) are better in naming objects, but worse in tests concerning basic concepts … outcomes is stronger for children in more advantaged households; on the other hand, the negative association is significant …

This paper investigates the effects of public childcare availability in Italy on mothers' working status and children … childcare availability has positive and significant effects on both mothers' working status and children's language test scores …. The effects are stronger when the degree of rationing is high and for low educated mothers and children living in lower …

, striking differences still emerge in the timing of leaving home for adult children. In Southern countries (as Spain, Italy or …

is known about the role of child's own investments. Information on how children invest their time separately from parents …, such as adolescence, when children start to take decisions independently. By using the Child Development Supplement of the …

The growth in labor market participation among women with young children has raised concerns about the potential … negative impact of the mother's absence from home on child outcomes. Recent data show that mother's time spent with children … has declined in the last decade, while the indicators of children's cognitive and noncognitive outcomes have worsened. The …

In this paper we utilize a model of household investments in the development of children to explore the impact of …