through unemployment insurance (UI). We introduce a novel empirical test of standard neoclassical models of fertility that … fertility rates. This implies that the well-documented cyclical nature of fertility rates is about access to liquidity. We also …

remaining 84 percent. Place effects are more influential for children of non-college-educated mothers, and are most strongly …

are mainly observed in children born to mothers with low socioeconomic status, suggesting that credit constraints may be a … fertility, abortion, and neonatal mortality are more common during an economic downturn, and play a significant role in …

likely to be married at delivery. When we turn to fertility, we find that in families with at least two children, the …This paper shows how parental preferences for sons versus daughters affect divorce, child custody, marriage, shotgun … marriage when the sex of the child is known before birth, and fertility stopping rules. We document that parents with girls are …

sample of 3,500 Kenyan 3-8 year olds. Parents with additional exposure to childhood deworming have children with improved … units higher among treated parents' school-age children, only prior to school closures. Findings are interpreted through a …

relationship between income and child development in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Treated mothers and children experienced large …

As the share of U.S. adult children living with their parents increases, it is important to understand how children who … Retirement Study (HRS) to examine the effects of boomerang children on their parents' labor market expectations and choices, as … well as on their wealth, health, and life satisfaction. Event study analysis suggests that boomerang children return home …

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 …

children's vaccinations in the most remote areas from the closest health facility. Despite this improvement, we find that … children …