This paper estimates the causal effect of being born to a teenage mother on children's outcomes, exploiting compulsory … the daughters of teenage mothers are significantly more likely to become teenage mothers themselves. -- teenage motherhood … ; education ; fertility ; children ; instrumental variables ; compulsory schooling laws …

This paper estimates the causal effect of being born to a teenage mother on children's outcomes, exploiting compulsory … the daughters of teenage mothers are significantly more likely to become teenage mothers themselves …

, striking differences still emerge in the timing of leaving home for adult children. In Southern countries (as Spain, Italy or … Portugal) in 2001 more than 70 percent of young adults between 18 and 34 years of age live with their parents, whereas the … corresponding number for Northern countries (like Denmark or the UK) is well below 40 percent. Existing literature highlights …

from the IDEFICS study of children aged 2-9 in 16 regions of eight European countries. Based on such data as accelerometer …

from the IDEFICS study of children aged 2-9 in 16 regions of eight European countries. Based on such data as accelerometer … employment and childhood obesity, diet or physical activity. -- maternal employment ; children ; obesity ; Europe …

the reform are consistent with hypotheses related to the improved financial situation of new mothers after the reform and …

from the IDEFICS study of children aged 2-9 in 16 regions of eight European countries. Based on such data as accelerometer …

Using data on 17 countries in Europe and North America, we compare the career trajectories of mothers and fathers and … of women and men without children across cohorts, and at different points of their life cycle. There is wide variation … across countries in employment and earnings gaps at age 30. At age 50, however, employment between mothers and non-mothers …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of the extended parental leave in the return to work for mothers of … newborn children. Parental leaves have been introduced in the last 30 years in all European countries in order to extend the … suggest that the right to long and paid leaves gives mothers the opportunity to remain at home with the child at a lower cost …

intergenerational effects of World War II in terms of educational attainments. We focus on parent-children dyads in which parents were … who did not. Second, the children of parents who suffered the war have lower educational attainments than the children of … education is stronger for mothers than for fathers. They also show that the mother's education matters more for daughters than …