We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated … outcomes of other children but also the very existence of potential additional children. We address this problem by looking at … dizygotic twins. In these cases, the two children are born at the same time, so parents cannot make decisions about one twin …

We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated … by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, children's gender affects not only the … outcomes of other children but also the very existence of potential additional children. We address this problem by looking at …

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 …

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

Wealth is highly correlated between parents and their children; however, little is known about the extent to which … findings suggest that wealth transmission is not primarily because children from wealthier families are inherently more …