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 …

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 …

This report analyses the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and support policies using underutilized …

How do parents contend with threats to the health and survival of their children? Can the social safety net mitigate … diagnoses among Danish children with register data for affected and matched unaffected families. Parental income declines …, importantly, do not generate work disincentive effects. The pattern of results is most consistent with the idea that parents …

the family. Parents can provide two types of informal child care: basic care (feeding, changing children, baby …-sitting) and quality care (activities that stimulate children's social and cognitive skills). We obtain the following main results … basic and quality informal care; more educated parents devote more time to quality informal care than less educated parents …

with cross-state differences in the timing of school closures, is concentrated among mothers with young school-age children … contribute to gender gaps in career choice and earnings: women−particularly those with young school-age children …