environments across the two areas, we find remarkably consistent results: in families with two or more children, second-born boys … the evidence rules out differences in health at birth and the quality of schools chosen for children. We do find that …

In 2015, 15% of all children in China were left behind in the countryside because at least one of their parents … (CFPS) to investigate the dynamic effects of parental migration on the health of left behind young children (LBC). While we …. Furthermore, the analysis shows that the incidence of overweight declines gradually since their parents' first migration and …

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. …

a regression discontinuity design, we document how a third grade retention policy affects both the target children and … their younger siblings. The policy improves test scores of both children while the spillover is up to 30% of the target … child effect size. The effects are particularly pronounced in families where one of the children is disabled, for boys, and …

Providing income support to unemployed education-leavers reduces the returns to investments in education because it … behavioral biases among lower educated and younger students could explain these contrasting findings. …

employ data from the universe of children born in Florida between 1994 and 2002 and in Denmark between 1990 and 2001, which …