We develop a theoretical model of mating behavior and parental investment in children under asymmetry in kin …

In this article we analyse the impact of spousal preference expectations on mothers' willingness to invest in children …’s food/nutrition and health/medical expenses. We use a survey conducted in Karnataka, South India, where women with children … elicitation is impossible, female investments in children reduce significantly. We argue that in the absence of information …

We study the link between parental selection and children criminality in a new context. After the fall of the Berlin … natural experiment to estimate that the children from these (smaller) cohorts are 40 percent more likely to commit crimes. We …

We explore the link between parental selection and criminality of children in a new context. After the collapse of the … uncertainty. We exploit this natural experiment in a differences-in-differences setup to first estimate that the children from … play important roles in the parental selection-crime of children relationship. Finally, results for siblings support a …

children. With such two features built into our model, and under the assumption that individuals care only for the propagation …