In this paper we develop an overlapping generations model in which child care matters for human capital accumulation …

In a model with endogenous fertility and labor supply three instruments of family policies are analyzed: child benefits …, subsidies for external child care, and parental leave payments. We compare the impact on the quantity and quality of children …, the secondary earner's labor supply and welfare. Child benefits and subsidies for external child care are more effective …

first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … more recent period, having a female first child still raises the likelihood of living without a father, but is instead … have a female first child have significantly higher fertility and are more likely to be living without a father (though not …

We study the socio-economic determinants of child (girls below age of 19 years) marriage using a panel data of thirty … significant determinants of child marriage. Our results which control for province fixed effects (e.g. local cultural norms or … and services. To reduce child marriage, which has long-run negative effects on the development of children, policymakers …

This paper analyzes how culture affects the engagement of parents in child-rearing activities, and time allocations of … attached to obedience as a child quality, which we associate with the actual parenting behavior and time investments of first … as an important child quality, are more likely to be warm and to enact discipline in their parent-child interactions. We …