inequality amplifies the negative income gradient, and that the rich are no more empathetic towards children than they are …This paper explores the association between income and stated views on minimum living standards; that is, views on … representative survey, we find the rich are less empathetic. In our baseline model, people at the bottom of the income distribution …

effect of the coronavirus crisis on household income and retirement wealth, households’ expectations about the recovery, and … the impact of the shock on individuals’ economic choices. Wealth shocks are large across the population, but more … pronounced for middle-age households and those higher in the wealth and income distributions. This contrasts with income shocks …

children's fertility outcomes. Maternal job loss increases the probability of a son becoming a parent, while paternal job loss … daughters, I find effects on timing; they have children earlier due to maternal job loss and later due to paternal job loss …

explore whether income shocks increase the probability of child marriages in societies that engage in bride price payments … – transfers from the groom to the bride’s parents at marriage. We develop a simple model in which households are exposed to income … utility of consumption because of adverse income shocks. We test the prediction of the model by exploiting variation in …