Decades of research on human fertility has presented a clear picture of how fertility varies,
including its dramatic decline over the last two centuries in most parts of the world. Why …

Promoting household resilience to climate extremes has emerged as a key development
priority. Yet tracking and evaluating resilience at this level remains a critical challenge. Most …

Individuals living in either harsh or favorable environments display well-documented
psychological and behavioral differences. For example, people in favorable environments …

Despite their cultural, economic, and ecological importance, large carnivores are
experiencing a global decline, largely due to conflict with humans. In this study we assessed …

We study the effect of birth order on educational outcomes in Mexico using 2 million
observations from the 2010 Census. We find that the effect of birth order is negative, and a …

The study of childhood in academia has been dominated by a mono-cultural or WEIRD
(Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) perspective. Within the field of …

This study analyzes the intergenerational transmission of education in nine Sub‐Saharan
African countries, using nationally representative household survey data on parents of adult …

Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, every child is entitled to free primary
school education and access to secondary school or occupational training, and education …

The emergence of global development frameworks such as Education for All, Millennium
Development Goals, and Sustainable Development Goals have expanded opportunities for …

Female headship of households has increased significantly around the world. This paper
establishes a link between gender, income, and children's educational investments in an …