steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses …

Children can be considered as a marriage-specific investment that increases the value of the marriage, making a divorce … children conceived during first marriage. Our results indicate that the presence of children significantly reduces the … probability of marital disruption. In addition, the younger the children, the greater the deterrent effect. In contrast, we …

of children aged between 7 and 14, we find strong aversion to lying at all ages. Lying is driven mainly by selfish … motives and envy. Children with stronger social preferences are less prone to deception, even when lying would benefit others … at no monetary cost. Older children lie less than younger children and require more self-justification to lie. …

. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of … their physical, mental, and social development. This report provides a comprehensive profile of children who are living in … that in 2009, 13.4 million or over a third of all children aged below 18 are living below the poverty line. Both the …