the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, we measure parental investments by considering the time parents spend with …Recent empirical research in family economics has shown the importance of parental investments on child's human capital … development, but it is still not clear whether parents respond to changes across time in their child's skills and health. Using …

health of existing children. We conclude that the effects on health are not severely biased; however, the large negative … birth order effects are due to differential parental investment because parents’ time and resources are limited. …

test for reverse causality by estimating fertility responses to the health of existing children. We conclude that the … investment because parents' time and resources are limited. …

child health on father presence. We look at whether parents live in the same household 12-18 months after the child's birth … involved) during the same period. We find that having an infant in poor health reduces the likelihood that parents will live … together and increases the likelihood that they will become less committed to their relationship, particularly among parents …

child health on father presence. We look at whether parents live in the same household 12-18 months after the child's birth … involved) during the same period. We find that having an infant in poor health reduces the likelihood that parents will live … together and increases the likelihood that they will become less committed to their relationship, particularly among parents …

This paper provides novel evidence on differences in health outcomes of children in religious and non … endogeneity of religiosity is accounted for. The empirical findings suggest that if both parents are religious, their religiosity … does not affect children's height-for-age, but increases children's body mass index and subjective health. Father …