We exploit a large exogenous shock to study socioemotional development (SED) during adolescence and the consequences on … relevant economic outcomes, focusing on gender differences. Using novel, longitudinal, microdata on cohorts of East German … in SED impact behavior, however, we find stark differences by gender, observing important changes in externalizing …

We exploit a large exogenous shock to study socioemotional development (SED) during adolescence and the consequences on … relevant economic outcomes, focusing on gender differences. Using novel, longitudinal, microdata on cohorts of East German … in SED impact behavior, however, we find stark differences by gender, observing important changes in externalizing …

market participation through gender lens. Results show that women’s education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work …

We review the foundations of the economic development-contraception nexus, focusing on the pathways through which … economic development and contraceptive dynamics are mediated. Using global data, we document the correlations between economic … development and contraception transitions over time and across geographies. We briefly examine the evidence of the role of …

How is prenatal sex selective behaviour influenced by the presence of cheap fetal gender identification technology and …

left behind, distinguishing between the gender of the migrant children. To overcome migration endogeneity, we exploit novel … sons migrate. We further explore the mechanism through which this gender-biased migration effect may arise. Our findings …