In this paper we utilize a model of household investments in the development of children to explore the impact of …

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 …

developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio … the correlations exist even for those preschool children who spend no time in day care, which implies that the correlation …

three-year-old children as well as the socio-emotional behavior of five- to six-year-old children. We use data from the …

childless women to estimate the causal effect of having children on their career. For this purpose, we use administrative data …

developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio … the correlations exist even for those preschool children who spend no time in day care, which implies that the correlation … providers. -- Obesity ; human capital ; children ; child development ; Germany ; gender …

We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For …

This paper analyzes the influence of children's health and mothers' physical and mental wellbeing on female labor force … us to measure children's health based on the occurrence of severe health problems including mental and physical …