We here address the causal relationship between the maternal genetic risk for depression
and child human capital using UK birth-cohort data. We find that an increase of one standard …

We study the relationship between parenting style and a broad range of children's skills and
outcomes. Based on survey and experimental data from 5,580 children and their parents, we …

We use novel data on nearly 6,000 children and adolescents aged 6 to 16 that combine
incentivized measures of social, time, and risk preferences with rich information on child …

This paper structurally estimates the technology of skill formation in children who grow up
with siblings. I introduce a novel variable, named" sibling bond", which reflects how well …

Although it is recognized that parental time is a strong determinant of child development,
little is known about heterogeneity across the effects of parental time. Using the Longitudinal …

Studies investigating how the number of children in a family affects the parents or the
children face problems because the variable of interest is endogenous in the model. The …

This paper investigates the effect of parental separation on children's allocation of their time
and on the time spent with their parents. Based on detailed time‐use diaries from the Panel …

Résumé Despite a shift towards more balanced gender roles, women continue to carry out
the bulk of domestic work at home. At the same time, they face competing demands from …

This thesis consists of three Chapters investigating inequality and poverty from a human
capital perspective. The first Chapter measures socio-economic (SES) gradients in test …

Existe evidência que demonstra a relação entre estilos parentais e competências
socioemocionais em crianças e adolescentes, porém poucos estudos existem na população …