Posts tagged with 'children'
November 21, 2019
Tobacco control strategies that work
New findings on the effectiveness of smoking bans, sales restrictions and pictorial warnings
April 12, 2018
Is dependency on disability insurance benefits transmitted from parents to children?
Disability benefits provide an essential safety net for many people of working age whose health prevents them from engaging in […]
October 24, 2017
Teenage daughters as a risk factor for divorce
Sullen exchanges, inexplicable silences and broken curfews can be part of life for parents of teenagers, but could this period […]
July 20, 2016
How female labor supply is influenced by working neighbors and retired grandmothers
Over the last century, female labor participation has increased in almost all developed countries. The availability of child care and […]
July 15, 2016
Pocket money and part-time job: Do parents tax their children?
Young adults who are still living with their parents and still in compulsory education finance their independent consumption using either […]
July 13, 2015
Socio-economic background shapes children’s personality
In many countries, people find it hard to climb up the economic ladder. According to a recent IZA paper, one […]
July 7, 2015
Early-life medical interventions benefit siblings of treated children
When newborns with a too low birth weight are treated, even their non-affected siblings benefit. This is the conclusion of […]
March 4, 2015
The last will: Unequal division between children is more common than you think
There are many reasons why parents may consider distributing their inheritance unevenly among their children. One of them might have […]
February 17, 2015
When parents divorce, children’s personality development suffers
Disruptions in family structure are suspected to impede the development of children’s personality, with far-reaching consequences for school performance and […]
February 6, 2015
The stress cost of children: Time matters more than money
Stress can be viewed as reflecting the limits on time and money that life imposes. Numerous studies have measured the […]
December 18, 2014
Girls benefit most from attending an elite school
Parents have strong preferences for sending their children to the best schools available. There seems to be a general perception […]
November 28, 2014
Learning from the older brother? Sibling spillover effects in school achievement
How much a younger sibling’s school achievement is affected by his/her older sibling’s achievement at school is an important question […]
November 6, 2014
Which kids are born in a crisis? Evidence from the fall of the Berlin Wall
By Arnaud Chevalier and Olivier Marie Do individuals born at different points of the economic cycle have different outcomes, and […]
July 21, 2014
Long-run effects of ADHD medication on health and crime
The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is on its all-time high. In Germany, for example, […]
July 14, 2014
Like father, like son? Family welfare cultures in Norway
In most Western countries children of welfare recipients are more likely to receive welfare benefits themselves. However, it is not […]
July 11, 2014
Having a successful start-up: How your team should be composed
Entrepreneurship is an important source of innovation and technological change. And as standard macro theory suggests, these are main drivers […]
May 12, 2014
How an Italian pension reform reduced fertility
In Southern European countries family ties are traditionally very strong. In Italy, three out of four individuals who already have […]
March 18, 2014
Shared joy is double joy: Girls are more generous than boys
Classic economic theory has long pursued the concept of homo economicus, which sees human beings as rational actors who are […]
March 14, 2014
Parents manipulate birth timing to receive child benefits
In light of the recent recession, the Spanish government eliminated a generous child benefit in 2011. Until December 31, 2010, […]
March 10, 2014
The consequences of Chernobyl on children’s later labor market career
Austria is one of the countries that received most radioactive fallout as a result of the nuclear catastrophe in Chernobyl […]
February 3, 2014
Some children stabilize marriage, others don’t
From an economic perspective, children can be seen as an investment of the parents to increase the value of the […]
December 6, 2013
Higher bride prices reduce fertility – evidence from Senegal
The bride price payment is a key element of the marriage contract in many sub-Saharan African countries, and particularly in […]
November 13, 2013
What predicts a successful life?
How much of adult well-being is determined by childhood influences? The answer to this question is very important to policy-makers […]
October 16, 2013
America’s children are the silent victims of the Great Recession
By Miles Corak The Great Recession has disrupted the lives of families and their children in an unprecedented way. It […]