This paper explores gene-environmental interactions between family environments and children's genetic scores in … children to leverage their genetic gifts to achieve high levels of educational attainments. The multigenerational information …/1919 influenza pandemic as a source of quasi-experimental variation to family environments (but not affecting children's genetic …

Little is known about the relationship between family income and children's non-cognitive (or socio-emotional) skill … adult socioeconomic status. This paper presents new evidence of the importance of family income in the formation and … evolution of children's non-cognitive skills using a recent US panel dataset that tracks children between grades K-5. Findings …

We examine the differential effects of Covid-19 and related restrictions on individuals with dependent children in … groups. In a difference-in-differences design, we compare the change for individuals with children to the change for … individuals without children, accounting for unrelated trends as well as potential survey mode and context effects. We find that …