. This paper uses matched data on parents and their adult children, contained in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, to … children. In addition to showing that the distribution of extended family resources matters for extended family consumption, we …

low incomes is roughly twice that levied on the rich. Low-income females with children face particularly stiff marrying … lifetime spending matters-a lot. This is particularly true for low-income, single females with children. Absent the tax, 13 …

low incomes is roughly twice that levied on the rich. Low-income females with children face particularly stiff marrying … lifetime spending matters—a lot. This is particularly true for low-income, single females with children. Absent the tax, 13 …

changes in fertility and mortality on the developed world's demographic transition. The model features three regions - the U ….S., Japan, and the EU-15 - and incorporates age- and time-specific fertility and mortality rates, detailed fiscal institutions … economic consequences of both higher fertility and lower mortality rates. The simulations indicate very minor effects on the …

's treatment of children vis-a-vis adults, particularly the current elderly. The paper begins by showing that poverty rates of … children have, over the past two decades, risen dramatically while those of the elderly have fallen. Next, it shows that, over …, including children. The paper then turns to the role of government policy in influencing these trends. It documents the high …