-term parental welfare measure. We find there is a substantial intergenerational mobility away from poverty among children from poor … households. However, the risk of continuing to live in poverty as adults is 35 percentage points higher for children from … chronically poor households than for children from households which are not chronically poor. …

significant effect of orphanhood on health. However, chronically poor children have worse health and education outcomes. Among … young children, the effect of maternal orphanhood on education is significantly more adverse than that of chronic poverty …

significant effect of orphanhood on health. However, chronically poor children have worse health and education outcomes. Among … young children, the effect of maternal orphanhood on education is significantly more adverse than that of chronic poverty …

-term parental welfare measure. We find there is a substantial intergenerational mobility away from poverty among children from poor … households. However, the risk of continuing to live in poverty as adults is 35 percentage points higher for children from … chronically poor households than for children from households which are not chronically poor. …

I estimate the gradient among children 0 to 14 years old across different age groups using data from Indonesia. I find … that while the gradient is strong among the very young, it gets weaker and almost disappears among children older than 6. I … find that unequal mortality of children by socioeconomic status depresses the gradient among children 3 years old or …

The concept of social exclusion has been widely debated in Europe but its application to children has seen relatively … little discussion. What could be meant by exclusion of children is the first main theme of the paper. Among other things, I … exclusion of children. The second main theme is the use of the concept of exclusion in the USA, where in contrast to Europe it …

) Internet skills and their potential predictors were assessed among a sample of Dutch primary school children. The findings … suggest that primary school children possess sufficient levels of fundamental but not advanced Internet skills and, hence …, might not be able to make best use of important opportunities the Internet has to offer. Children employed very ineffective …

A systematic review was conducted to determine the extent to which an economic case has been made in high-income … excluded, with the exception of support for parents with mental health problems, which might indirectly affect the mental … health of their children. Overall 47 studies were identified. There was considerable variability in their quality, with a …

We examine the vertical transmission of overweight drawing upon a sample of English children, both adopted and non …, indicating transmission through cultural factors. We find that, when both adoptive parents are overweight, the likelihood of an …

Children who have been sexually abused may suffer from emotional and behavioural difficulties. Recent research found …