providers. -- Obesity ; human capital ; children ; child development ; Germany ; gender … developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio … the correlations exist even for those preschool children who spend no time in day care, which implies that the correlation …

well as academic achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk, an epidemiological cohort …

epidemiological cohort study of 384 children at risk from the Rhine-Neckar Region in Germany. Our results indicate that noncognitive …

We use newly available data from Germany to study the relationship between parental income and child health. We find a … UK. The relationship in Germany is about as strong in the US and stronger than in the UK. However, in contrast to US … children from low socioeconomic background are more likely to suffer from "objectively measured" health problems - except for …

This study examines the effects of parental labor market activities on children's education attainment. In contrast to … the existing literature we consider parental experiences until the children graduate from school. In addition, the effects … drawn from the German Socio-Economic Panel an ordered probit estimator is used to model children's education attainment …

amplifies the inefficient management of children's abilities. In addition, we find evidence that regional economic performance …