transfers. For this purpose, we use unique data on children conceived through sperm and egg donation in IVF treatments in …

transfers. For this purpose, we use unique data on children conceived through sperm and egg donation in IVF treatments in …

children. But what if children also affect their parents' human capital? Using exogenous variation in education, arising from a … Swedish compulsory schooling reform in the 1950s and 1960s, we address this question by studying the causal effect of children …-sectional relationship between children's education and their parents' longevity. Our causal estimates tell a different story; children …

that lower birth weight children are more likely to avail of social insurance programs such as unemployment and sickness …We study the effect of birth weight on long-run outcomes, including permanent income, income across various stages of … on nearly all Swedish twins born between 1926-1958, containing information on birth weight, to administrative records …

by birth weight) and those who experience hospitalizations (and especially so for mental health related issues) in the …This paper shows that health is an important determinant of labor market vulnerability during large economic crises …. Using data on adults during Sweden's unexpected economic crisis in the early 1990s, we show that early and later life health …

-term outcomes, including lifetime income, health, cognitive skills, and education. Our results show that the school lunch program … attainment and health and these effects can explain a large part of the return to school lunches. …