We study how maternal stress affects offspring outcomes. We find that in-utero exposure to elevated levels of the … stress hormone cortisol negatively affects offspring cognition, health and educational attainment. These findings are based … between mothers that could bias estimates. Our results are consistent with recent experimental results in the neurobiological …

-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the mother comes from the … two children with the same mother but where a parent of the mother died during one of the pregnancies--augmented with a …

outcomes but also on maternal employment. We match the mother’s occupation with the Metabolic Equivalent of Task, provided by …

This paper studies the effect of mothers' education on fertility in a population with very low female labor force … number of children, better knowledge and higher probability of using contraceptives, recognition that family size can … compromise children quality, larger role for women in family decision making, less religiosity, and positive attitude towards …

children's lives. Among mothers of six month old infants, maternal work hours are positively associated with depressive … symptoms and self-reported parenting stress, and negatively associated with self-rated overall health among mothers. Compared … employment on family well-being, measured by maternal mental and overall health, parenting stress, and parenting quality. First …

children, helping with homework, and in educational activities in general. We find no evidence that these decreases in time are …

significant increase in maternity leave mandates in Canada. We find very large increases in mothers' time away from work post …

's employment during her children's childhood has an asymmetric effect on the educational achievement of her own sons and daughters … about the implications of these asymmetric effects on the mothers' labor supply decisions and find supporting evidence in …