seems to affect fetal growth, because infants born to mothers exposed to earth tremors in early and/or mid gestation are … more likely to be large for gestational age. The estimates suggest that relatively poorer Chilean mothers are more … evidence that suggests a possible mechanism that explains the varying results across socioeconomic status. Mothers with …

children can amplify existing inequalities across generations. Third, inequality can exist even within families, and the …

access to piped water or sanitation, and traced out the benefits to children, including surviving children, over time. …

, where violence is endemic and are particularly pronounced among children of poorly educated mothers, implying that violence … compounds the disadvantage that these children already suffer as a result of their households' lower socioeconomic status. Our …

focus is on child care for children aged 0-3, because this is a critical period for working mothers and their children and …This paper discusses several approaches to examining the relationship between child care and mothers' labor supply. The … because most European and American households with children aged 3-5 already use child care centers. The paper provides data …