Ill-health causes poverty. The effect runs through multiple mechanisms that span lifetimes
and cross generations. Health systems can reduce poverty by improving health and …

We study the impact of restricting child-related social assistance to the first two children in
the family on the fertility of third and subsequent births. As of April 2017, all third and …

A considerable body of empirical evidence indicates that conflict affects reproductive
behaviour, often resulting in an increased fertility rate due to higher child mortality and …

This study examines the impact of mandatory maternal education on child health in Turkey,
where a non‐trivial fraction of families restricted their daughters' schooling due to social and …

Do policies which restrict abortion access impact contraceptive choices? We use Planned
Parenthood data in a difference-in-difference design to show that both realized and …

This paper investigates the effects of education on the early investments of mothers in their
young children exploiting a compulsory schooling reform in Turkey. I adopt a regression …

Essays in Applied Microeconomics Page 1 City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY
Academic Works Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects CUNY Graduate Center 6-2024 …

Los continentes han experimentado cambios en las tasas de fecundidad, tal como en
América Latina y Perú, lo cual ha generado una preocupación para el futuro. El presente …

Impacts of education, often measured in years of schooling, on economic outcomes can be
complicated and multi-dimensional, as the value of additional years of schooling can go …