In the United States, parents prefer a child of each gender, and on many dimensions parents
tend to treat sons and daughters similarly. However, fathers' investments appear to be …

Evolutionary theory and empirical studies suggest that many animals, including humans,
have a genetic predisposition to acquire and retain property. This is hardly surprising …

Start Analyzing a Wide Range of Problems Since the publication of the bestselling, highly
recommended first edition, R has considerably expanded both in popularity and in the …

In the third edition of her popular text, Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, Diane Halpern
tackles fundamental questions about the meaning of sex differences in cognition and why …

This paper uses a unique dataset from Denmark to investigate the impact of family
characteristics in corporate decision making and the consequences of these decisions on …

There is an extensive theoretical literature that postulates a trade-off between child quantity
and quality within a family. However, there is little causal evidence that speaks to this theory …

In this paper, we address the issues of whether reductions in fertility increase human capital
investments per child and whether twinning can identify the quantity—quality (QQ) trade-off …

Traditional delinquency theories typically exclude girls and examine economic
marginalization as the primary risk factor for boys. More recent mainstream theories expand …

Using data from the American Time Use Survey, I find that a first-born child receives 20-30
more minutes of quality time each day with his or her parent than a second-born child of the …

In this paper, we examine whether gender inequality affects a household's decision to adopt
green consumption behaviour in China. Building upon the literature that claims women tend …