Past research documents the persistence of positive impacts of early life interventions on
noncognitive skills. We test the symmetry of this finding by studying the persistence of a …

Abstract Families invest parental time, home goods/services, and market-based child care in
their children. We study these investments, focusing on two issues: the role of parental …

Leveraging the introduction of universal low-fee daycare in Québec in 1997, we assess the
welfare effect of universal childcare provision. First, using novel data on local daycare …

We study the fertility effects of the 1997 Quebec Family Policy, which introduced universal
childcare and simultaneously ended its newborn allowance. Using a 20% sample of …

This paper studies the effect of the Quebec universal childcare program on fertility and
parental time investment per child. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that …

In this thesis, I use empirical methods to answer questions that can help improve policies'
design to reduce inequality. I focus on inequality related to children's and adolescents' skill …

Preexisting inequalities in socioeconomic status can drive differences in children's cognitive
skill development and parents' reactions to child development policies influencing policy …

This paper studies the multidimensional nature of investments in children within a dynamic
framework. In particular, we examine the roles of parental time investments, purchased …

Important gaps in knowledge remain when investigating the links between family
characteristics and human capital investments along the life-cycle. Human capital formation …

This working paper examines the relationship of birth order with time use and parental
educational aspirations for school-age children between 4-17 years old. It inspects the role …