adults. We test if reciprocal behavior exists already among children 3-8 years old. Three simple anonymous allocation games … are conducted with 242 children. In a first stage, half of the children decide whether to give a bag of raisin to another … second stage the roles are reversed between the two children to test for reciprocal behavior. We find reciprocal behavior in …

that couples who are less prone to divorce are more prone to invest in children, and therefore one might (mistakenly …) conclude that children tend to stabilize marriages. However, when correcting for the selectivity bias arising from the … fertility decision, we conclude that children themselves do not have a positive effect on marriage duration. …

, respectively. I find evidence that current family income has a statistically significant positive impact on children’s education …

show that couples who are less prone to divorce are more prone to invest in children, and therefore one might (mistakenly …) conclude that children tend to stabilize marriages. However, when correcting for this selectivity bias arising from the … fertility decision, we conclude that children themselves do not have a positive effect on marriage duration …

This paper examines the labour supply decision of the household when the presence of pre-school children, creating non … provided to the children. The application of the tests to a sample of Italian households shows that the collective model …

deaths go on to bear more children compared to women whose children survive. Second, the risk of children dying is higher …

Measuring the costs of children is of immense practical importance in a range of economic and social policy areas. In …