This paper examines the causal effects of a major change in the German parental leave
benefit scheme on fertility. I use the unanticipated reform of 2007 to assess how a move from …

BACKGROUND Researchers have examined how first-birth timing is related to motherhood
wage penalties, but research that examines birth spacing is lacking. Furthermore, little …

We study the effect of the expansion of the mandatory paid maternity leave, implemented in
Switzerland in 2005, on individuals' fertility intentions. Earlier literature found evidence of …

Appropriate birth spacing improves the outcomes of children and mothers, but spacing
intervals are short in sub-Saharan African countries. This paper investigates one of the …

Virtually all parents want their children to succeed academically. How to achieve this goal,
though, is far from clear. Specifically, the temporal spacing between adjacent births has …

In vitro fertilization (IVF) has allowed women to delay birth and pursue a career, but it
massively increases the risk of twin birth. We investigate the extent to which having twins …

Appropriate birth spacing improves the outcomes of children and mothers. This paper shows
the first evidence that the experience of a pregnancy loss due to miscarriage or stillbirth …

Uganda implemented Universal Primary Education (UPE) in 1997, which eliminated primary
school fees. Studies have found that the reform has improved education outcomes …

In this dissertation, I attempt to understand factors that affect, as well as are affected by,
human capital investment behaviours in developing countries. As a consequence of human …

Essays on Family-Friendly Policies, Child Planning and Children’s Early-Age Outcomes Page
1 University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate …