children and spousal specialization in home production of public goods and child care. We then study how child care provision …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992 – 2002, we assess whether family … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in … substantial part because black children are raised in more disadvantaged families …

financial protection from climate risk via catastrophic weather risk transfer tools. Done well, a weather index insurance (WII … level data on past agricultural productivity and weather conditions, we present an algorithm that generates an effective and …

We measure to cost of extreme weather events (droughts and floods) on health care in Sri Lanka. We find that frequently …

for children's development. We examine this hypothesis by analyzing the short-and long-run effects on children's health … children's education - not, however, on health. The effects on children's education aggravate over time. Empirical evidence …

The interaction between investment in children's education and parental fertility is crucial in recent theories of the …

-curricular activities, on children's skill development. Our results indicate positive effects: both cognitive skills, measured by school …

What happens to children's long-run cognitive development when introducing universal high-quality childcare for 3-year … difference-in-difference approach. We find sizable improvements in children's reading and math skills at age 15, as well as in … grade progression during primary and secondary school. Effects are driven by girls and disadvantaged children …