We study how maternal stress affects offspring outcomes. We find that in-utero exposure to elevated levels of the … stress hormone cortisol negatively affects offspring cognition, health and educational attainment. These findings are based … between mothers that could bias estimates. Our results are consistent with recent experimental results in the neurobiological …

We study how maternal stress affects offspring outcomes. We find that in-utero exposure to elevated levels of the … stress hormone cortisol negatively affects offspring cognition, health and educational attainment. These findings are based … between mothers that could bias estimates. Our results are consistent with recent experimental results in the neurobiological …

's learning losses. Our analysis reveals that mothers experienced a disproportionate increase in time dedicated to children …This study analyzes the adjustment in time allocation to school support activities by mothers and fathers during the … pandemic across 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries, exploring the repercussions on labor market outcomes and children …

welfare state arrangements for disadvantaged mothers with young children in Germany. …-income, first-time mothers. A major goal of the program is to improve the participants’ economic self-sufficiency and family …

In 1998 the Norwegian government introduced a program that increased parents' incentives to stay home with children … under the age of three. Many eligible children had older siblings, and we investigate how this program affected long …