This paper uses variation created by parental deaths in the amount of time children spend with each parent to examine … children who lost one parent during childhood, we find a series of striking patterns which show that the relationship is … largely causal. Relative to children who did not lose a parent, the education of the deceased parent is less important in …

This paper uses variation created by parental deaths in the amount of time children spend with each parent to examine … children who lost one parent during childhood, we find a series of striking patterns which show that the relationship is … largely causal. Relative to children who did not lose a parent, the education of the deceased parent is less important in …

phases of childhood and early adolescence. Our results indicate that children born to early mothers are shorter for their age …

early motherhood for the mother have been extensively investigated, the impact on their children is severely understudied … maternal age has an overall detrimental effect on offspring health and cognition. We show that children born to early mothers … effects suggests that children and in particular girls born to very young mothers are worst off. The transmission channel …

early motherhood for the mother have been extensively investigated, the impact on their children is severely understudied … maternal age has an overall detrimental effect on offspring health and cognition. We show that children born to early mothers … effects suggests that children and in particular girls born to very young mothers are worst off. The transmission channel …

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 …

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 …

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 …

essential aspect is that education can potentially make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment … outcomes of their children. Interventions that encourage the educational attainment of children from poorer families will …