IZA Discussion Papers

substantially revised version published as 'Twin Birth and Maternal Condition' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101 (5), 853 - 864 / published as 'The Twin Instrument: Fertility and Human Capital Investment' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020, 18 (6), 3090 - 3139

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10271

On the Quantity and Quality of Girls: New Evidence on Abortion, Fertility, and Parental Investments

S Anukriti, Sonia R. Bhalotra, Hiu Tam

published as 'On the Quantity and Quality of Girls: Fertility, Parental Investments and Mortality' in: Economic Journal, 2022, 132 (651), 1 - 36

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9686

Parenting Style as an Investment in Human Development

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nicolás Salamanca, Anna Zhu

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, 1315 - 1352

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9172

Healthy(?), Wealthy, and Wise: Birth Order and Adult Health

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes

published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2016, 23, 27 - 45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8487

Locus of Control and Its Intergenerational Implications for Early Childhood Skill Formation

Warn N. Lekfuangfu, Francesca Cornaglia, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Nele Warrinnier

published in: Economic Journal, 2018, 128(608), 298-329

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6755

Explaining the Birth Order Effect: The Role of Prenatal and Early Childhood Investments

Jee-Yeon K. Lehmann, Ana Nuevo-Chiquero, Marian Vidal-Fernandez

published as 'The Early Origins of Birth Order Differences in Children's Outcomes and Parental Behavior' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53, 123 - 156

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5153

Intra-household Resource Allocation: Do Parents Reduce or Reinforce Child Cognitive Ability Gaps?

Paul Frijters, David W. Johnston, Manisha Shah, Michael A. Shields

published in: Demography, 2013, 50 (6), 2187-2208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4431

Substitution Effects in Parental Investments

Loren Brandt, Aloysius Siow, Jackie Wang

Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 28(2), 423-462 [Winner of Kuznet's Price 2015]

IZA Discussion Paper No. 857

An Economic Model of Child Custody

Marco Francesconi, Abhinay Muthoo

revised version published as 'Control Rights in Complex Partnerships' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9(3), 551-589