quality (in the form of health outcomes) and the number of children in the family at a time when genuine poverty still existed … positively influences the heights of children but, even after accounting for this, the number of children in the family still has …This paper examines effects of socio-economic conditions on the standardised heights and body mass index of children in …

the trade-off between child quality (in the form of health outcomes) and the number of children in the family. We find … that birth order and family size have negative effects on the heights of children, but not on their BMI. Household income … per capita positively influences height but, even after accounting for this, the number of children in the family has a …

quality (in the form of health outcomes) and the number of children in the family at a time when genuine poverty still existed … positively influences the heights of children but, even after accounting for this, the number of children in the family still has …This paper examines effects of socio-economic conditions on the standardised heights and body mass index of children in …

The extent to which like-with like marry is important for inequality as well as for the outcomes of children that … the marriage market. We argue that a key advantage of this approach is that it creates a direct connection between changes … in assortativeness in marriage and changes in the value of marriage for the various possible matches by education group …

We develop an equilibrium lifecycle model of education, marriage and labor supply and consumption in a transferable … utility context. Individuals start by choosing their investments in education anticipating returns in the marriage market and … the labor market. They then match based on the economic value of marriage and on preferences. Equilibrium in the marriage …

We develop an equilibrium lifecycle model of education, marriage and labor supply and consumption in a transferable … utility context. Individuals start by choosing their investments in education anticipating returns in the marriage market and … the labor market. They then match based on the economic value of marriage and on preferences. Equilibrium in the marriage …

couples without children. The implications of the unitary framework are rejected while those of the collective approach are …

couples without children. The implications of the unitary framework are rejected while those of the collective approach are …

analyze the relationship between the standardized heights of children and the number of children in the family. Our results … suggest that heights are influenced positively by family income per capita and negatively by the number of children or the … degree of crowding in the household. The evidence suggests that family size affected the health of children through its …

analyze the relationship between the standardized heights of children and the number of children in the family. Our results … suggest that heights are influenced positively by family income per capita and negatively by the number of children or the … degree of crowding in the household. The evidence suggests that family size affected the health of children through its …