The high and rapidly increasing prevalence of mental illnesses underscores the importance of understanding their causal origins. This paper analyzes one factor at a critical stage of human development: exposure to maternal stress from family ruptures during the fetal period. We find that in...

We develop a two-period overlapping generations model in which both the structure of the family and the decision to commit crime are endogenous and the dynamics of moral norms of good conduct (honesty trait) is transmitted intergenerationally by families and peers. Having a father at home might...

Gender and family entrepreneurship : an overview / Vanessa Ratten, Veland Ramadani, Leo-Paul Dana and Robert Hisrich -- Culturally endorsed leadership styles and entrepreneurial behaviors of women / Saurav Pathak and Etayankara Muralidharan -- Moving beyond the barriers : examining the impact of...