The interaction between family size and children quality has been a recurring topicin the economics of family. However … instruments based on the report of the ideal number of children. The novelty of the instruments lies in that unlike most articles … first (second) born children a first (second) sibling generates null or positive effects on the four outcomes but there are …

Due to the increase in labor force attachment of mothers of young children in the last decade, child care policies have … mothers of young children, relatively little unmet need" for child care services and the poor facing constraints to access the … higher for low-income families. As children grow the availability of formal care modes becomes determinant to enable the …