In this study we examine the passage of a reform to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in Sweden in 2003 … outcomes of mothers three years after birth by 85%. For first time mothers, it also narrowed the gap in maternal health between …, reducing hospitalization costs and the foregone income of mothers and improving the long-run socioeconomic outcomes of children …

' mothers. Using detailed information on a sample of U.S. teenagers who are followed over time, we find that labor force … participation of high school peers' mothers affects adult women's labor force participation, above and beyond the effect of their … own mothers. The analysis suggests that women who were exposed to a larger number of working mothers during adolescence …

interest in the early life origins of chronic disease. We analyse a pioneering program trialled in Sweden in the 1930s, which …

corrected for, the non-cognitive correlation is close to that of cognitive ability. We also predict mothers' abilities and find …

physical postpartum health complications and improves her mental health. Our results suggest that mothers bear the burden from …

candidate-level data from Ireland and Sweden support the idea that dynastic ties help women overcome a vote disadvantage in … empirically supported by a declining gap over time, and following the introduction of a gender quota in Sweden. …

We study the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women and find that reductions in child … care charges influence fertility decisions, even when costs are initially highly subsidized. Exploiting the exogenous … costs on fertility in a context in which child care enrolment is almost universal and the labor force participation of …