Many countries are currently expanding access to child care for young children. But are all children equally likely to … (children’s age, birth weight and socio-economic background), but less so with respect to unobserved determinants of selection …

older siblings suggest that the policy affects the whole household, not just targeted family members …

We estimate household equivalence scales using income satisfaction data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. We extend … overestimation of adults' and an underestimation of children's needs-based equivalence weights. Our results indicate that controlling … for income comparisons eliminates the gap between equivalence scale parameters for adults and children found in other …