economic uncertainty. Using various educational measures, we show that the children born during this nativity slump perform … observed personal characteristics. These children are also less likely to have grown up within stable family environment … children. Finally, sibling analysis enables us to reject time of birth effects. …

agriculture. Using panel data on children in 2,181 rural households surveyed over the 2008-14 period, we examine how the welfare … of children has been impacted by structural transformation. Our analysis depicts a society that has made great progress …

Research has shown a strong negative correlation between birth order and cognitive test scores, IQ, and educational … 1,000,000 children born in Denmark between 1981 and 2010. Using family fixed effects models, we find a positive and … robust birth order effect; lower parity children are less healthy at birth. Looking at the potential mechanisms, we find that …

care provided to their parents and education expenditures for their children. The young enjoy their education, while the … period and that parents invest in the education of their children. We show that Becker's rotten kids theorem holds for the … old may leave a bequest to their children. Within each period the three generations play a "game" inspired by Becker …

children. For rural ethnic minorities, however, the level of enforcement of the birth control policy does not significantly … affect education. The documented negative impact on education of urban ethnic minorities, combined with the improved quality …

trade-off between the quality and quantity of children. Evaluating this hypothesis empirically requires addressing the … in family size or the sex composition of the first two children as an instrument for family size with mixed results. We … quality-quantity tradeoff theory. We find that education increased more for Chinese migrants born after the OCP than their …