invest more in children and less in market-specific human capital and thus have lower earnings. We revisit these and other …

whether i) the parents control their fertility or not, ii) they value their children or not. Second, it investigates the …

The birth of children often shifts the power balance within a family. If family decisions are made according to the … birth of children may differ from the ex-ante optimal choice. In a model of cooperative decision making within a family, we …

Given that young children are under the control of their parents, if the government has an interest in either the …

in the usual way, and an unconventional one allowing them to qualify for a pension by having children, and investing time …

early health shocks for children. We estimate a human capital production function and establish that, for this sample, early …

, how many children to have and subsequently whether to stay together or separate. We make precise the idea that cooperation … in a household can be supported by self interest. Since the costs of raising children are unequally distributed among … effects of policy variables such as rights of access to children post-separation and wealth division/alimony rules, as well as …

their own daughters and because an expansion of women's rights increases educational investments in children. We show that …