This article distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development
and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of …

This report considers the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) curriculum
throughout Europe. It explores the official curriculum, specified by national or regional …

Using large longitudinal survey data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, this article
estimates the relationship between maternal time inputs and early child development. We …

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The growth in labour market participation among women with young children has raised
concerns about its implications for child cognitive development. We estimate a model of the …

Many developed countries are currently considering a move toward subsidized, widely
accessible child care or preschool. However, studies on how large-scale provision of child …

We study a change in maternity leave entitlements in Norway. Mothers giving birth before
July 1, 1977, were eligible for 12 weeks of unpaid leave, while those giving birth after that …

The allocation of children's time among different activities may be important for cognitive and
noncognitive development. Here, we exploit time use diaries from the Longitudinal Study of …

This paper evaluates the impacts of unpaid maternity leave provisions of the 1993 Family
and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on children's birth and infant health outcomes in the United …

This paper evaluates the impact of three major expansions in maternity leave coverage in
Germany on children's long-run outcomes. To identify the causal impact of the reforms, we …