Financial support for families with children implies inherent trade-offs some of which are less obvious than others. In … the system of financial support for families with children. We focus on: 1) the trade-off between redistribution of income …

analyze the introduction of universal child care in Norway, addressing the impact on children's long-run outcomes. Our precise … and robust difference-in-difference estimates show that child care had strong positive effects on children's educational … attainment and labor market participation, and also reduced welfare dependency. Subsample analysis indicates that children with …

the children born to a couple are random variables with probability distributions conditional on unobservable parental …

development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

reduced child support.These incentives have negative effects on children's human capital development and health, with economic … health and human capital measures. State laws vary widely in the treatment of child support under joint custody. While some … child health. Parental characteristics and time use data suggest that economic incentives for joint custody may limit …

families' child care costs. The nonrefundable federal CDCC is available to working families with children younger than 13 years … increases annual paid child care participation by 4–5 percent among households with children younger than 13 years old. I also … very young children suggest that CDCC benefits may generate long-run earnings gains …

implications of a diverse set of possible reforms to the main elements of tax and benefit support of families with children. We set …

In this paper we utilize a model of household investments in the development of children to explore the impact of …

with children. We set the analysis in the context of the Polish tax and benefit system and show how an adequate combination …

illustrate how household decisions and the policy context can underpin children's role as economic actors. It focuses on how … credit constraints can influence household decisions to either invest in children's schooling or engage them in economic …. Additionally, the paper briefly explores the contexts under which children's agency, including combining school with work …