We study the intergenerational transmission of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities between parents and sons using … instrument" is supported by a host of validity tests. This strategy also enables us to predict mothers' abilities. Our results … parents' cognitive and non-cognitive abilities. -- Intergenerational ability correlations ; cognitive ability ; non …

We investigate the degree of correspondence between parents' reports on child behavioral and educational outcomes using … the most recent available wave of a rich Danish longitudinal survey of children (the DALSC). All outcomes are measured at … age 11 when the children are expected to be in fifth grade. Once discrepancies are detected, we analyze whether they are …

their offspring. We show that the reform was detrimental for the health of the son’s of affected parents at delivery. Yet …, in the medium run, the effects of the reform are insignificant for both male and female children. The sons of treated … mothers are perceived as still having worse health at older ages, even if their objective health status has recovered. These …

In this paper, we provide estimates of the subjectively perceived cost of children depending on the extent of parental … with children in Germany. Our study confirms that the monetary cost of children is substantial and increases with parental … sizeable for families with children …

that required expectant mothers to initiate prenatal care during the first ten weeks of gestation to obtain a one …

We investigate the degree of correspondence between parents' reports on child behavioral and educational outcomes using … the most recent available wave of a rich Danish longitudinal survey of children (the DALSC). All outcomes are measured at … age 11 when the children are expected to be in fifth grade. Once discrepancies are detected, we analyze whether they are …

corrected for, the non-cognitive correlation is close to that of cognitive ability. We also predict mothers' abilities and find … attainment and labor market outcomes of both sons and daughters are strongly related to both parents' cognitive and non …

phases of childhood and early adolescence. Our results indicate that children born to early mothers are shorter for their age … and perform poorer in the math test, with stronger effects for (female) offspring born to very young mothers …

The impact of children's early development status on parental labor market outcomes is not well established in the … provide evidence that mothers substitute working time with childcare to compensate for early disadvantages. We do not find any …