In this paper we investigate the effect of stress on the survival probability using a child’s death as the triggering … that bereavement has a stronger impact on fathers, while we find only modest evidence for mothers. This is a novel and …

We study the short-run and long-run economic impact of one of the largest losses that an individual can face; the death … cause of death with parents' labor market outcomes, health outcomes, marital status, and subsequent fertility. We exploit …

We study the short-run and long-run economic impact of one of the largest losses that an individual can face; the death … cause of death with parents' labour market outcomes, health outcomes, marital status, and subsequent fertility. We exploit …

and post-neonatal mortality, a reduction in fertility and, possibly on account of selection, no change in the quality of …

This paper analyzes the interplay between early-life conditions and marital status, as determinants of adult mortality … indicators of earlylife conditions. The empirical analysis estimates bivariate duration models of marriage and mortality … important for marriage and mortality. Men typically enjoy a protective effect of marriage on mortality, whereas women suffer …

This paper analyzes the interplay between early-life conditions and marital status, as determinants of adult mortality … indicators of early-life conditions. The empirical analysis estimates bivariate duration models of marriage and mortality … important for marriage and mortality. Men typically enjoy a protective effect of marriage on mortality, whereas women suffer …

this purpose, we use both an adoption and a twin design and study the effect of parents' education on their children …'s cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and health. Our results show that greater parental education increases children … children's education may work partly through the positive effect that parental education has on children's skills and health …

Lead exposure has detrimental effects on fertility, infants, children, and adults. Despite the success in removing lead …, extensive research links elevated blood lead levels in children to academic and behavioral outcomes, but more limited attention … has been given to lead's impact on fertility, infant mortality, and infant health. This paper examines the existing quasi …

This paper studies how stress affects the mortality risk. Using a flexible approach and allowing for timevarying … treatment effects, I find no impact of stress on the short-run mortality risk but a substantially increase in the long-run. The … substantially lower the mortality risk for women. The results for men point towards lower effectiveness likely due to stigma effects …