the traditional agricultural economy to modern economic growth, household real income increases, fertility decreases, and … twin births, child sex composition, and family planning policies, to identify the causal effect of fertility on child …

wellbeing of very young children. More specifically, we estimate versions of the three key relations from his framework using … is not explicit in Sen's original set-up, but is key to the development and happiness of young children. A second set of … models indicates that the daily activities of very young children are related to household income but that in some cases the …

We study how children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence are affected by an increase in the … delayed children's entry into formal out-of-home care, we show that longer leave increases adolescent well …-being, conscientiousness and emotional stability, and reduces school absenteeism. The effects are strongest for children of mothers who would …

Schooling is related to health and future labor market outcomes. The school parents choose for their children often … the school depends only on objective measures of the quality of the school. We examine the association between children … children's schooling. The findings suggest that excellent academic performance of the child is associated with higher parental …