mechanisms influence family investments in children, we evaluate the extent to which these mechanisms also explain other …

. Analyses of a large-scale longitudinal dataset in the U.S., and a much smaller dataset of Chinese parents and children, show …

-specific effects for occupation. We conclude that important information about the links between parental incomes and children exists …

dynamic model of consumption and labor supply. We emphasize two key results. First, a psychology-based theory of poverty traps … of financial stress. On the other hand, naifs dis-save, fall into a poverty trap, and incur high welfare losses. Second …

Children's experiences during early childhood are critical for their cognitive and socio-emotional development, two key … dimensions of human capital. However, children from low income backgrounds often grow up lacking stimulation and basic … of poverty. In this paper, we discuss the framework used in economics to model parental investments and early childhood …

This paper presents a productivity argument for investing in disadvantaged young children. For such investment, there …

panel data model and data for 2000 to 2014, we estimate the relationship between the business cycle and child poverty, and …In this paper, we comprehensively examine the effects of the Great Recession on child poverty, with particular … we examine how and to what extent the safety net is providing protection to at-risk children. We find compelling evidence …