We examine the impact of health and economic conditions at birth on the adult outcomes of child immigrants using the … Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study. Our sample consists of children from 39 countries who were brought to the United …-rated health or labour market participation in adulthood, and there is no statistically significant relationship between GDP per …

Over the last few decades, health care services in the United States have become more geographically centralized. We … study how the loss of hospital-based obstetric units in over 400 counties affect maternal and infant health via a difference …-sections. In contrast to concerns voiced in the public discourse, the effects on a range of maternal and infant health outcomes are …

reduced child support. These incentives have negative effects on children's human capital development and health, with … health and human capital measures. State laws vary widely in the treatment of child support under joint custody. While some … school and child health. Parental characteristics and time use data suggest that economic incentives for joint custody may …

pandemic payments varied by marital status and the number of children in the household and were substantial with some families … income on infant health. We measure the total amount of pandemic payments received during pregnancy, or the year before birth … children (parity). Estimates indicate that these pandemic cash payments had no statistically significant, or clinically or …

In this paper we utilize a model of household investments in the development of children to explore the impact of …

reduced child support.These incentives have negative effects on children's human capital development and health, with economic … health and human capital measures. State laws vary widely in the treatment of child support under joint custody. While some … child health. Parental characteristics and time use data suggest that economic incentives for joint custody may limit …

implications of the Lanham Act for children's long-run outcomes related to educational attainment, family formation, and labor …

positive effects across a host of economic and health measures and selected aspects of children's health and schooling. This …Children represent the largest indirect beneficiaries of the U.S. social welfare system. Yet, many questions remain … about the direct benefits of cash aid to children. The current understanding of the impacts of cash aid in the U.S. is drawn …

, which results in families of otherwise similar children receiving substantially different refunds during the first year of … first child leads to persistent increases in family income that likely contribute to the downstream effects on children …