Generous maternity leave, affordable daycare, extensive social safety nets, excellent universal health care, and high … investments in children contribute to a levelled playing field and promote social mobility. However, gaps in learning outcomes … between children of rich and poor parents remain as high in Nordic countries as elsewhere in Europe. One explanation for this …

This paper compiles a multidimensional poverty index for Germany. Drawing on the capability approach as conceptual … consistent with earlier findings, but also reveal several new insights. Specifically, numerous decompositions of the poverty … multidimensional poverty indices. …

poverty. Aims: Using a nationally representative sample of American families with children, this study investigated racial … variation in the effects of highest education of parents on family’s ability to scale poverty, defined as the household’s income …-to-needs ratio. Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) 2003–2004—a …

both parents and their young children as subjects. We find that the highest level of dishonesty occurs in settings where … interesting effect of children on parents' behavior: in the child's presence, parents act more honestly, but there are gender …

both parents and their young children as subjects. We find that the highest level of dishonesty occurs in settings where … interesting effect of children on parents' behavior: in the child's presence, parents act more honestly, but there are gender …

income and likewise over achieved years of education. Gathering information for Bolivia and applying the theoretical scheme … characteristics (such as gender, ethnicity) and family background (household characteristics and parental education). We handle and … education level determination in Bolivia. However, we also evidence that within ten years the conditioning of income to those …

Using Austrian and Danish administrative data, we examine the impacts of parenthood on mental health equality …. Parenthood imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … health are unlikely to reflect differential help-seeking behavior across the sexes or the biological effects of giving birth …

across different contexts. We conduct an experiment that includes both parents and their young children as subjects …, quite different, effect of children on parents’ behavior: parents act more honestly under the scrutiny of daughters than …

, especially women with children, are underrepresented at higher levels of the political hierarchy …

Using Austrian and Danish administrative data, we examine the impacts of parenthood on mental health. Parenthood … imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … prescriptions of about 93.2% (Austria) and 64.8% (Denmark). These parenthood penalties in mental health are unlikely to reflect …