trends differed markedly for individuals from different family backgrounds. This paper considers the extent to which trends … across family backgrounds. We first document parallel empirical patterns in pre-college investments, college preparedness … composition of family types over time are also important. Finally, we use our model to show that subsidizing pre …

Individuals typically traverse several life phases before forming a family. We analyse whether changing the duration of … affect family formation through human capital accumulation, but also through changing the duration of earlier life phases …

addresses this concern, and we introduce a new family of strategy‐proof mechanisms where each satisfies it. Using data from the …

This paper examines an empirical regularity found in many societies: that family influences on the probability of …

This paper examines an empirical regularity found in many societies: that family influences on the probability of …