significantly slowed the growth trajectory of exposed children from herding households. This negative effect is still observable … experienced head are better able to protect their children from the negative consequences of the 2009/10 winter shock. There are …

genocide on fertility, with a strong replacement effect for lost children. Having lost siblings reduces fertility only in the …The aim of this paper is to study the short and long-term fertility effects of mass violent conflict on different … population sub-groups. The authors pool three nationally representative demographic and health surveys from before and after the …

main outcomes of young adults, namely labor market attachment and fertility, and its relation to orphanhood status. The … key outcomes (e.g. schooling, work, fertility outcomes). It also provides information on so-called "parental investments … are less likely to be employed(true primarily for males) or to have children (females) early in their lives. Evidence …

death of children and older persons seem to be fully compensated by the decrease of consumption units. In contrast, when …

In this paper, we investigate the intergenerational transmission of smoking behavior from parents to their children … evidence, that parental smoking significantly increases the probability that their children likewise become smokers. Youths …

children from low socioeconomic background are more likely to suffer from "objectively measured" health problems - except for …We use newly available data from Germany to study the relationship between parental income and child health. We find a … strong gradient between parental income and subjective child health as has been documented earlier in the US, Canada and the …

developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio … the correlations exist even for those preschool children who spend no time in day care, which implies that the correlation …

assessment of consequences of family related policies in the area of labor market and fertility. We set these models in the … policy making with the aim to reconcile the objectives of increasing female participation and fertility and reducing poverty … levels among families with children. …

participation and fertility. The wage differential between women without children and women with children is estimated to range …This paper examines the impact of children on female wages in the UK using the National Child Development Study … differential reduces to 16%-18% instrumenting participation and fertility, however, using the estimates obtained from the double …