worker parents from 23 March to the end of May; theybegan to reopen in June and July, but some children remained out of the …, better-off parents were around 50% more likely to send their children back to school when given the choice. Since better … children's education. During the first lockdown, schools were closed to all but the most vulnerable children and those with key …

We show that children who are born at or just before the weekend are less likely to be breastfed, owing to poorer … breastfeeding support services in hospitals at weekends. We use this variation to estimate the effect of breastfeeding on children … breastfeeding on children's cognitive development but no effects on health or non-cognitive development during the period of …

To understand the household decision-making process regarding food expenditures for children in poor households in …) allocated money between themselves and nutritious meals for one of their children. First, we find strong empirical support for … children's meals than men. Third, the spouses' respective bargaining positions derived from consumption patterns strongly …