Lives project conducted in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is found that health shocks to poorer parents reduce investments in …This paper explores the intergenerational effects of parental health shocks using longitudinal data from the Young … children thereby reducing their future earnings, and perpetuating poverty and inequality. The paper discusses important …

outcomes such as cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and various dimensions of health at the age of 18. We find significant … and positive effects of maternal education on sons' skills and health status. Although the reform had equally strong …

We estimate the short- and long-term effects of maternal and paternal death on children's school enrolment, educational … no significant health effects of orphanhood. Meanwhile, chronically poor children have worse health and education … attainment and health in Indonesia, and compare it with the effect of chronic poverty. We also investigate whether there are any …

This paper investigates the relationship between parental health shocks and children's engagement in education and … health on children's educational and labour market outcomes is limited, especially in developing countries. We use child … maternal illness substantially decreases chances of being enrolled in school for children between 10 and 23 years old and, at …

children of lesbian parents as those whose biological mother was a registered same-sex partner no later than six months after … whole period. We find that boys and girls with lesbian parents had 2.4 percent lower birth weight than other children, a … lesbian parents an insignificantly higher probability (+2.4 percentage points). Our analysis of school outcomes at age ten …

affects her children's health, but is also intrinsically linked to her spouse's labor market status and earnings. Paternal … health appears to be more linked to child schooling outcomes, especially for girls. When both parents are in poor health, the … negative effects on their children are compounded. Additionally, the consequences of poor parental health are enduring. Longer …