This paper investigates the relationship between income satisfaction of adult children and their relative economic … children appear to compare their actual economic status with that of their parents, deriving large satisfaction gains from an … income rank that is higher than that of their parents. The effect is asymmetric with regard to parents, as these seem not to …

parents’ siblings and cousins, their spouses, and the spouses’ siblings. Using various human capital measures, we show that … extended family relative to the parents increases …

compensated through school resources. In this way, by incorporating the behavioral responses of parents, teachers and policymakers …

of parental income, and that children appear to compare their actual income situation with the aspiration level acquired …High parental income, while undeniably causing benefits for a child in terms of better access to education and more … favorable labor market outcomes, may at the same time increase a child's income aspirations and thereby reduce financial …

We examine the differential effects of COVID-19 and related restrictions on individuals with dependent children in … groups. In a difference-in-differences design, we compare the change for individuals with children to the change for … individuals without children, accounting for unrelated trends as well as potential survey mode and context effects. We find that …

We study whether and how parents interfere paternalistically in their children’s intertemporal decision-making. Based … on experiments with over 2,000 members of 610 families, we find that parents anticipate their children’s present bias and … aim to mitigate it. Using a novel method to measure parental interference, we show that more than half of all parents are …

The average height of children is an indicator for the quality of nutrition and health care. Heights have never … information on parents' schooling and employment status. Unemployment might have negative psychological effects, with impact on …