children. We use a dynamic multinomial logit panel data model with random effects, explaining the reliance of each individual …

This study of the emergence of inequality during the early years is based upon a comparative analysis of children at … Canada. Second, large differences in cognitive outcomes exist in all countries between children from disadvantaged … which children at the top of the SES distribution out-perform those in the middle. Third, disparities in social and …

. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study … the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals … subsidy receipt has heterogeneous effects on children's weight at different points in the BMI distribution. Results suggest …

There is a large empirical literature on policy measures targeted at children but surprisingly very little theoretical … targeting children through two general policies, namely selective commodity taxation and cash transfer to family with children …

the children born to a couple are random variables with probability distributions conditional on unobservable parental …

in matters of family policy has implied that programmes of public assistance to poor families with children are often …

% more children were born as a result of (re-)scheduling conceptions. At the same time, there is no evidence that mothers …

The German Child Benefit (Kindergeld) is paid to legal guardians of children as a cash benefit. This study employs … changes have translated into an improvement in the circumstances of children related to their well-being. I use the German … drinking, but parents of older children use the child benefit to pay for their social and personal entertainment activities. …