development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

The present paper investigates how parents responsible for child maintenance payments have re sponded to changes in the …-2013 and applying individual FE-IV models. Results for parents younger than 50 years old show that a e10 increase in monthly … cohabiting with a new partner or on hours spent with children entitled to child support. There is only weak evidence of a …

preference for both, mothers and fathers. That is, an increasing level of patience of parents is associated with a lower smoking … as well as time discounting of the parents are highly relevant in this transmission process. …

and quality of time parents spend with their children, the mother's IQ and economic preferences, a child's initial … children from families with higher SES are more patient, tend to be more altruistic and less likely to be risk seeking, and …

and quality of time parents spend with their children, the mother's IQ and economic preferences, a child's initial … children from families with higher SES are more patient, tend to be more altruistic and less likely to be risk seeking, and …

quality of time parents spend with their children, parenting style, the mother's IQ and economic preferences, a child … mother's and father's average years of education and household income. Our results show that children from families with …

achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from birth to adolescence. Results indicate …

achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from birth to adolescence. Results indicate …

government physicians - can account for developmental gaps between the children of college educated parents and those of less … educated parents. In total, health conditions explain 18% of the gap in cognitive ability and 65% of that in language ability … also focus on improving the health of disadvantaged children. -- Health inequality ; human capital formation ; childhood …