analysis of the effects of siblings' gender on adults' personality, using data from 85,887 people from 12 large representative … Five. We found no meaningful causal effects of the gender of the next younger sibling, and no associations with the gender … subsamples, our results suggest that siblings' gender does not systematically affect personality. …

paper studies the "peer-effect" to show how gender of preceding siblings shape risky sexual behavior of teen girls in … Nigeria, a context characterized by age and gender based hierarchy. Using individual data from the DHS surveys it shows that … the household. The study underlines how gender roles and the birth order of siblings affect adolescents' risky behaviour …

hours influence children's daily activities, but with remarkable gendered and socioeconomic inequalities in family life …This study uses time-diary data from two-parent families with children aged 10-16 (N = 913) to analyse how parental … work schedules interfere with children's daily activities in Spain, a country where evening work is strongly …

social preferences. We find that second born children are typically less patient, less risk averse, and more trusting …. However, siblings' sex composition interacts importantly with birth order effects. Second born children are more risk taking …

social preferences. We find that second born children are typically less patient, less risk averse, and more trusting …. However, siblings' sex composition interacts importantly with birth order effects. Second born children are more risk taking …

. In an extended family with young children, the joint decisions of co-residence and time allocations are driven by the … concern that the companionship of children is a household public good and that family members share childcare and related …This paper considers how the sex of preschool-aged children can affect living arrangements and maternal labor supply …

This project uses gender and sibling dynamics to explore the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship. I find … family. I interpret this as evidence that the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship is driven at least in part …-only" level of transmission, the overall gender gap in self-employment would be reduced by nearly 20 percent …

social preferences. We find that second born children are typically less patient, less risk averse, and more trusting …. However, siblings’ sex composition interacts importantly with birth order effects. Second born children are more risk taking …

, economists have begun to contribute to the child-gender literature, re-examining the effects of sons and daughters on family … child gender does affect family stability and the time allocation of parents, but it is not clear whether these responses …The prevalence of son preference and its implications for family behaviour in developing countries have received a …