This paper studies the causal effect of parental death on children’s mental health. Combining several nationwide … and girls losing their mothers. Depression is the most common cause of hospitalization in the first three years following … children …

, in the medium run, the effects of the reform are insignificant for both male and female children. The sons of treated … mothers are perceived as still having worse health at older ages, even if their objective health status has recovered. These … boys are also more likely to have private health insurance, which suggests more concerned mothers …

In this paper, we provide estimates of the subjectively perceived cost of children depending on the extent of parental … with children in Germany. Our study confirms that the monetary cost of children is substantial and increases with parental … sizeable for families with children …

causes adult daughters with young children to work half an hour less. Daughters without children, with older children and … penalty. Test score effects are positive for children aged 4-7 (substitution from grandparental to maternal care), and … negative for children aged 11-12 (substitution from grandparental to formal childcare) …

physical and mental health and subjective well-being. The reform extended paid leave for first-time mothers by six months to a …

This paper investigates the impact of parenting courses on fragile families’ time use with their children. Courses … random assignment of the families (mostly mothers). At the end of the intervention, we administered an assessment …, we find attending the course increased families’ awareness of the importance of educational activities for children, the …

children’s skills. This paper estimates causal effects of severe parental health shocks on child socio-emotional skills … rationalized with shocks having a delayed impact on children’s skills …