The literature on pro-social behavior shows that older children are more generous than younger children; however, the … level of individual generosity is heterogeneous even between children of the same age. This paper investigates whether a … child's popularity affects a child's generosity. Our participants – 231 children, six to twelve years old – decide how many …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

We study how the duration of paid parental leave affects the accumulation of cognitive skills among children. We use a … reform which extended parental leave benefits from 12 to 15 months for Swedish children born after August 1988 to evaluate … the effects of prolonged parental leave on children's test scores and grades at age 16. We show that, on average, the …

language affects language skills as well as the language parents speak to their children. Empirically, we exploit the natural …

Swedish elementary school children stopped receiving written end of year report cards following a grading reform in … educational attainments and earnings for children in the cohorts born 1954-1974, using a differ-ence-in-differences strategy …' years of schooling, but has no significant average effect on boys. Analysis of effects by fam-ily background suggests that …

child working memory - a key skill of executive functioning that plays a central role in children's development of cognitive … preschool enrolment decisions. Children were enrolled earlier and in higher quality preschools, the latter reflecting a shift in …

Obesity is increasing worldwide for both adults and children. Genetic disposition is responsible for some variation in … mother reduces potential child care time in the family. Reduced child care time may have adverse effects on the prevalence of … obesity in children and adults. This paper analyzes the effect of mother's labor supply in childhood on young adults …

neighborhoods of multiple discontinuities, which vary with family size, state and year (as opposed to a smaller set of individuals … problems and obesity of male children at ages 12 and 13. It also lowers depression and obesity among adolescents, and reduces …