a discussion of the historical introduction of family policies ever since the end of the nineteenth century and then … turn to the details regarding family policies currently in effect across high-income nations. We sketch a framework … concerning the effects of family policy to motivate our country- and micro-level evidence on the impact of family policies on …

In this paper, we provide evidence of whether child spacing affects the future success of children. As an exogenous …-born mothers, the reform also caused a decrease in educational attainment. Thus, this suggests that the effect of spacing children … closer has a negative impact on children's future outcomes. We provide additional evidence that this is likely due to the …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

). The effects on the OVB and the MEB from using family background variables as proxies for ability are investigated … error increases and/or more family background variables are added, the total bias rapidly becomes negative, driving the …