' prosocial attitudes are systematically related to elementary school children's prosociality. In a second step, we present … evidence on a randomlyassigned variation of the social environment, providing children with a mentor for the duration of one … gap in prosociality between low and high SES children. A mediation analysis of the observed treatment effect suggests that …

This paper explores inequalities in IQ and economic preferences between children from high and low socio …-economic status (SES) families. We document that children from high SES families are more intelligent, patient and altruistic, as well …

's resources in Germany between 2009 and 2013. It takes account of the multidimensionality of children's needs and access to …This paper investigates the redistributive impact of private and public childcare provision and education on children … among children such that it cushions cash income inequality. One major reason for this effect is that public in …

-term outcomes of refugees who migrate as children and young adults. German Democratic Republic (GDR) refugees who escaped to West … Germany between 1946 and 1961 who were acknowledged to be "political refugees" were eligible for refugee-targeted aid, but … similar effects of aid-eligibility for refugees who migrated as children (aged 1-14). The overall results suggest that factors …

We challenge the standard definition of economic rationality as consistency by making use of a novel distinction … incorrect identification strategies. We conduct an experiment to investigate the factors that drive violations of consistency … evidence raises doubts about the choice of language that equates consistency with rationality in economics. …