provide new evidence on this question, showing that children born to less educated and minority mothers are more likely to be … exposed to pollution in utero and that white, college educated mothers are particularly responsive to changes in environmental … between infants of white college educated mothers and infants of black high school dropout mothers"--National Bureau of …

suggests that mothers' paid work increased substantially following the introduction of the child care program. I then study the … implications of the Lanham Act for children's long-run outcomes related to educational attainment, family formation, and labor …

the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are …

Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992 - 2002, we assess whether family … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in … substantial part because black children are raised in more disadvantaged families. …