This paper provides a new measure of human capital using PISA and PIAAC surveys, and mean years of schooling. The new … and the corresponding mean years of schooling (representing the quantity of education). In contrast to the existing …

, 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 …

Children are increasingly recognized as secondary victims of intimate partner violence. This paper uses a unique UK … longitudinal child development survey to study the relationship between verbal and physical abuse experienced by mothers and … children's development up to the age of seven. Estimating production functions for cognitive, social, and socio …