children, an intermediate level maximizes long-run reproductive success. Moreover, the observed hump-shaped effect of fecundity …

countries of Canada, Australia, the USA, Argentina and the rest of Latin America. The resource abundant New World was endowed …

We use comparable micro data sets for the U.S. and Canada to study the responses of young workers to the external labor … enrollment, and changes in work effort. In particular, we find that poor labor market conditions in Canada explain why the … fraction of youth living with their parents has increased in Canada relative to the U.S. recently. Paradoxically, this move …

,000 children born between 1979 and 1987 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. These children are followed until 2006, and their … records are linked to provincial registries with outcomes data. We compare children with health conditions to their own …

Although mental disorders are common among children, we know little about their long term effects on child outcomes …. This paper examines U.S. and Canadian children with symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), depression … representative samples of children from both countries. Second, we focus on quot;screenersquot; that were administered to all …

significant increase in maternity leave mandates in Canada. We find very large increases in mothers' time away from work post …

. We examine U.S. and Canadian children with symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most common … child mental health problem. Our innovations include the use of large nationally representative samples of children, the use … of questions administered to all children rather than focusing only on diagnosed cases, and the use of sibling fixed …