This paper investigates the relationship between parental health shocks and fertility decisions in China, utilizing a … longitudinal dataset of Chinese households. We find that parental health shocks significantly delay the reproductive age and … decrease the desire for additional children among adult children in the family. Furthermore, our analysis shows that personal …

This study examines birth registration for children of adolescent mothers based on family and citizenship concepts, and …: official Turkish birth statistics from January 2009 to December 2015, and the Turkish Demographic and Health Survey from 2013 … show 99 percent completion for birth registration of children under 5 years for the 2011-2015 period. For the same period …

aggregate level, children and youths continue being the biggest ‘burden’ to the regional economy and their deficit is mainly …

We examine the persistence of the impact of early-life exposure to air pollution on children's health from birth to … school enrollment using administrative public health insurance records covering one third of all children in Germany. For … restrictions on high-emission vehicles. Our results indicate that children exposed to cleaner air around birth require less …