on health later in life is based on pre-1940 birth cohorts. They were born in times where social safety nets were largely …-economic, biological and health data from over 75k individuals aged between 18 and 63. We conclude that women born in adverse economic …

through unemployment insurance (UI). We introduce a novel empirical test of standard neoclassical models of fertility that … utero. The negative relationship between the in utero aggregate unemployment rate and infant health also disappears when …We revisit the cyclical nature of birth rates and infant health and investigate to what extent the relationship between …

We study the effect of unemployment on child maltreatment in the United States for the period 2004-12, at the county … Services, and identify the effect using a Bartik instrument. A one percentage point increase in the unemployment rate causes a …

The paper compares fertility outcomes between women enrolled in HIV clinics and the DHS sample which were both … administered in Yaoundé contemporaneously. Using propensity score matching, I show that fertility outcomes are contingent on age at … for total number of lifetime children and desire for additional pregnancy is not statistically different from average …

We show that the largest increase in unemployment benefits in U.S. history had large spending impacts and small job …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not …

Maternity leave policies are designed to safeguard the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children. However …'s health at birth or long-term health and labor market outcomes. Subsequent maternal health and fertility are also unaffected … caused by work in the third trimester of pregnancy. We find no evidence for significant effects of this extension on children …

countries and whether and how the policies affect women's labor market outcomes, their own and children's health, and child … development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not …