. In this case, the optimal economic policy consists in subsidizing births and taxing education. Finally, when the health …Very few studies have explored the optimality properties of the "standard model" of fertility where parents must … education and to tax births. Second, when the Social Welfare Function does not consist of the average utility, the social …

evidence that a shock in fertility has a cost for a family as a whole. Mothers are more likely to live under less stable family … their mother and there is an increase in odds of mortality. The analysis by level of development reveals the cost of … fertility comes from those countries with lower level of development. …

This paper examines empirically whether midwifes, as an integral part of the health and family planning programs in … also stay longer in post-primary school. According to the average returns of education in Indonesia, I conclude that family …

We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health … causality mechanisms between these three components (school absenteeism, health status and child labor) can occur either way, it …

We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health … causality mechanisms between these three components (school absenteeism, health status and child labor) can occur either way, it …

We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health … causality mechanisms between these three components (school absenteeism, health status and child labor) can occur either way, it …

formation and potentially affecting marriage and fertility outcomes. I study the implications of the female advantage in … education on family formation through changes in the marriage market. My empirical strategy exploits the gradual implementation … of a large school reform in Finland that increased women's relative level of education. I analyze the reduced …

health outcomes as adults. Using Census and DHS data from sub-Saharan Africa, we show that individuals conceived during heat … waves have higher educational attainment and literacy, fewer disabilities, and lower child mortality. However, we find no …

Evidence on a causal link between family size and children's education is still inconclusive. Recent empirical studies …

effects on the adult outcomes of the affected newborns (educational attainment, labor market participation, teen fertility …