Little is known about the response behavior of parents whose children are exposed to an early-life shock. In this paper … negative human capital shock and examine their parents' response behavior. To identify causal effects we can rely on exogenous … precipitation at the time of the accident. We find robust empirical evidence of compensating investment behavior by parents in …

Little is known about the response behavior of parents whose children are exposed to an early-life shock. In this paper … negative human capital shock and examine their parents' response behavior. To identify causal effects we can rely on exogenous … precipitation at the time of the accident. We find robust empirical evidence of compensating investment behavior by parents in …

Little is known about the response behavior of parents whose children are exposed to an early-life shock. We interpret … capital shock and examine their parents' response behavior. To identify causal effects, we can rely on exogenous variation in … of the long-term effects of early-life shocks on children. These estimates should only be interpreted as reduced …

of children. This effect is more pronounced for daughters and for children who live close to their parents. Further …We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children’s labor market out- comes. We focus on health shocks which …

of children. This effect is more pronounced for daughters and for children who live close to their parents. Further …We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children's labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which …

of children. This effect is more pronounced for daughters and for children who live close to their parents. Further …We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children's labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which …

Little is known about the response behavior of parents whose children are exposed to an early-life shock. In this paper … negative human capital shock and examine their parents response behavior. To identify causal effects we can rely on exogenous … precipitation at the time of the accident. We find robust empirical evidence of compensating investment behavior by parents in …