This paper examines the effects of a substantial change in publicly funded paid parental leave in Germany on child … development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings …

The early development of non-cognitive skills has longlasting benefits for children's sub- sequent educational … attainment and wages. Drawing on a rich, nationally representative longitudinal sample of young children in Ireland, we present …-parental care. This is equivalent to 44% of the difference in externalising behaviour between children with a mother with …

child working memory - a key skill of executive functioning that plays a central role in children's development of cognitive … preschool enrolment decisions. Children were enrolled earlier and in higher quality preschools, the latter reflecting a shift in …

child working memory - a key skill of executive functioning that plays a central role in children's development of cognitive … preschool enrolment decisions. Children were enrolled earlier and in higher quality preschools, the latter reflecting a shift in …

This study examines the short-term consequences for care-arrangements and resulting changes in well-being among parents …, who were affected by the closure of schools and institutional child-care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. By … conditions, especially the possibility of remote work, in the bargaining processes of parents. However, contrary to our …

Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these … paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration on their children left home in Romania, a country where increasingly … "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration in the sending countries. This …

Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these … paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration on their children left home in Romania, a country where increasingly … "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration in the sending countries. This …

Adolescence is an important developmental period when teens begin spending less time with their parents and more time … Surveys and the 2012, 2013, and 2021 Well-being Modules, we examine how the time teens spent alone and with parents, friends …

Adolescence is an important developmental period when teens begin spending less time with their parents and more time … Surveys and the 2012, 2013, and 2021 Well-being Modules, we examine how the time teens spent alone and with parents, friends …