We analyze a mechanism that has been disregarded in the literature on parental investment in children, as little … attention has been devoted to the choices made by children themselves. We model directly time use by youngsters into activities … mechanisms: parental role model directly influencing children behavior, intergenerational transmission of preferences, or network …

children increases. In these advanced economies the negative impact on fertility deriving from the fact that fewer pregnancies …

children increases. In these advanced economies the negative impact on fertility deriving from the fact that fewer pregnancies … sons ; mothers' behaviour …

We analyze a mechanism that has been disregarded in the literature on parental investment in children, as little … attention has been devoted to the choices made by children themselves. We model directly time use by youngsters into activities … mechanisms: parental role model directly influencing children behavior, intergenerational transmission of preferences, or network …

Intergenerational mobility in income and education is affected by the influence of parents on children's school choices …. Our focus is on the role played by different school systems in reducing or magnifying the impact of parents on children … on children choices. Using data from a cross-country survey (PISA 2003), we study the impact of parental education on …

Intergenerational mobility in income and education is affected by the influence of parents on children's school choices …. Our focus is on the role played by different school systems in reducing or magnifying the impact of parents on children … on children choices. Using data from a cross-country survey (PISA 2003), we study the impact of parental education on …

writing and math and logical reasoning. The amount of time mothers spend with children is always greater than fathers but … changes over the life cycle of the children. In fact, the time mothers spend with children decreases as the child grows up and … their children, child-related expenditure and the results obtained by them, with particular attention to gender differences …

combining information on mother’s residential location from birth certificates with information on PM10 concentrations from air … disadvantaged mothers are more vulnerable. Given the non negligible effects of pollution on birth outcomes, further policy efforts …