low-income parents than existing U.S. tax policy. It also increases the probability that low-income children move up the …Empirical research suggests that parents' economic resources affect their children's future earnings abilities. Optimal …

low-income parents than existing U.S. tax policy. It also increases the probability that low-income children move up the …Empirical research suggests that parents' economic resources affect their children's future earnings abilities. Optimal …

In this paper, I investigate the effects of the timing of family income on child achievement production. Detailed … administrative data augmented with PISA test scores at age 15 are used to analyze the effects of the timing of family income on child … early investments in their children's achievement, and thus that the timing of income does not matter for long-term child …

establish that child health- and education-related human capital outcomes are affected by resources of extended family members … family members. Drawing on theoretical models of collective decision-making, we use extremely rich data from Indonesia to … who co-reside with the child and those who are not co-resident. Extended family members are not completely altruistic but …

establish that child health- and education-related human capital outcomes are affected by resources of extended family members … family members. Drawing on theoretical models of collective decision-making, we use extremely rich data from Indonesia to … who co-reside with the child and those who are not co-resident. Extended family members are not completely altruistic but …

We study the effect of the cycle on the health of newborn babies using 30 years of birth-certificate data for Spain. We …, the effect on health is not the result of selection, since the main result survives the inclusion of parents' fixed …-effects. Analysis of National Health Survey data shows that fertility-age women engage in healthier behaviors during recessions (in …