A huge literature shows that childhood health and educational attainment are highly correlated. However, estimates for the effect of childhood health on educational attainment under risk generally confound the effect of liquidity constraints and of lack of insurance against risk. It is unclear...

This study considers life satisfaction in relation to the empty nest syndrome, which is a situation where there are feelings of loss or loneliness for mothers and/or fathers following the departure of the last child from the parental home. In particular, the investigation considers the...

Many poor households in developing countries are liquidity-constrained. As a result, they may under-invest in the human capital of their children. We provide new evidence on the long-term (10-year) effects of cash transfers using data from Ecuador. Our analysis is based on two separate sources...

Many poor households in developing countries are liquidity-constrained. As a result, they may under-invest in the human capital of their children. We provide new evidence on the long-term (10-year) effects of cash transfers using data from Ecuador. Our analysis is based on two separate sources...

This paper studies the educational consequences of language proficiency by investigating the relationship between dialect-speaking and academic performance of 5-6 year old children in the Netherlands. We find that dialect-speaking has a modestly negative effect on boys' language test scores. In...

Armut im Kindesalter kann unmittelbare und langfristige negative Auswirkungen für die betroffenen Kinder nach sich ziehen. Um die Chancen und Lebensbedingungen der Kinder in der Schweiz möglichst umfassend abbilden zu können, werden in der vorliegenden Studie zwei einkommensbasierte...

Glücksforscher untersuchen meist die Zufriedenheit der Erwachsenen und welche Einflussfaktoren diese fördern und verbessern. Doch Förderung kann bei den ganz Kleinen besonders fruchtbar sein. Dabei zeigt sich, dass nicht das Haushaltseinkommen, sondern gemeinsame Aktivitäten für das Glück...

Berechnungen des IW Köln zeigen, dass es in Regionen mit vielen armutsgefährdeten Kindern auch häufiger zu Schulabbrüchen kommt. Die Armutsgefährdung geht dabei häufig mit geringerer Bildung der Eltern einher. Damit sich durch Vererbung von Bildungsarmut die Armutsgefährdung in...

In low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs) measuring early childhood development (ECD) with standard tests in large scale surveys (i.e. evaluations of interventions) is difficult and expensive. Multi-dimensional screeners and single-domain tests ('short tests') are frequently used as...

In low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs) measuring early childhood development (ECD) with standard tests in large scale surveys (i.e. evaluations of interventions) is difficult and expensive. Multi-dimensional screeners and single-domain tests ('short tests') are frequently used as...

Using rich administrative data from Norway, we evaluate a 1998 work-encouraging reform targeted at single parents. We especially focus on educational performance for children of the involved single mothers. For all children of single mothers, the effect on school grades at completion of junior...

Amtliche Statistiken zeigen, dass Kinder im Vergleich zu anderen Bevölkerungsgruppen öfter auf den Bezug von Sozialleistungen angewiesen sind und häufiger in einkommensarmen Haushalten leben. Die materielle Situation von Kindern muss dabei immer im Haushalts-und Familienkontext betrachtet...