We examine the effects of Covid-19 and related restrictions on individuals with dependent children in Germany. We …-in-differences design, we compare the change for individuals with children to the change for individuals without children, accounting for …-being of individuals with children, especially for individuals with young children, for women, and for persons with lower …

In this paper we examine how children affect happiness and relationships within a family by analyzing two unique … loss of spousal love; (b) loss of spousal love is associated with loss of overall happiness; but (c) presence of children … is not associated with significant loss of overall happiness. If children reduce feelings of being loved by the spouse …