occupational sorting; first-born children are more likely to be managers, while later-born children are more likely to be self …-employed. We also find that earlier born children are more likely to be in occupations that require leadership ability, social … evidence of lower parental human capital investments in later-born children …

the incidence of diabetes in the population of future mothers. The exposed mothers are less likely to be married, have … reflect a "scarring" vs. selection story; whites who go on to have children are negatively impacted, while blacks who go on to … have children are positively selected having survived a higher early childhood mortality rate …