children and childless families. Families with children, regardless of having one or two parent, had very high rates of poverty …The aim is to assess the prevalence of poverty among families receiving social assistance. We will examine the … incidence of poverty among the recipients in relation to the general poverty profile. To answer these questions, the adequacy …

Using unique panel data, we compare cognitive performance and wagering behavior of children (10-11 years) with adults …

Past literature on the family gap - the difference in outcomes for mothers and women without children - discusses …

children in large families more likely to be in poverty than children in smaller families? Aggregate and survey microdata from … Western countries. The analysis finds, not surprisingly, that children in large families are more likely to be in poverty than … allowances to larger families, the probability of children being in poverty does not increase with family size once parents …

of mothers' work participation on families' relative income position and poverty risk. Results are compared across seven …

It is widely held that people who work have no difficulty in avoiding poverty and guaranteeing their family a decent … people, sometimes even working full time. But, previous studies have failed to consider the extent of poverty among the … active and inactive poor people. Estimating Gini indices and poverty gaps for those groups gives a different idea of the …

effects on school grades, but these negative effects are largely confined to children born extremely preterm (<28 weeks of … gestation, i.e. born at least 10 weeks earlier). Children born moderately preterm (i.e. born up to 5 weeks early) suffer no ill … school environment is very important for the outcomes of preterm born children, such that those born extremely preterm that …