Families, Children & Youth
Single Motherhood and (Un)Equal Educational Opportunities
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 25-page discussion paper studying the effect of single motherhood on children's educational attainment in Germany
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-11-15
Job Turnover, Wage Rates and Marital Stability: How are they related?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 51-page discussion paper examining the interplay between job stability, wage rates and marital instability
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-01-23
Child Poverty and Changes in Child Poverty in Rich Countries Since 1990
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 65-page discussion paper documents levels and changes in child poverty rates in 12 OECD countries, and focuses on an analysis of the reasons for changes over the 1990s
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-04-20
The Impact of Tax and Transfer Systems on Children in the European Union
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 65-page discussion paper analyzing the impact of fiscal policy on the economic resources available to children, and on child poverty rates
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-05-05
Fast Times at Ridgemont High? The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Births
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper investigates U.S. and Norwegian experience of whether increasing mandatory scholastic attainment through compulsory schooling legislation encourages women to delay childbearing
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-06
How Do Marital Status, Wage Rates, and Work Commitment Interact?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 45-page discussion paper examines the linkages between marriage, work commitment and wage rates
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-08-02
"It Wasn't Me, It Was Them!" - Social Influence in Risky Behaviour by Adolescents
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 25-page discussion paper examines risky behaviour (the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana) by American adolescents in the context of peer group behaviour
Families, Children & Youth, Drug AbusePosted: 2005-04-20
Does Child Abuse Cause Crime?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 64-page discussion paper studying the effects of child maltreatment on crime
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-04-11
Child Poverty and Family Transfers in Southern Europe
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper examines the effect of family transfers on child poverty in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-03-03
Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 57-page discussion paper investigating how maternal employment is related to outcomes for 10 and 11 year olds
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-07-20
Is the Child Health/Family Income Gradient Universal? Evidence from England
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 26-page discussion paper compares the child health/family income gradient in England with results from the U.S.
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2004-10-12
Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 39-page discussion paper examining the relationship between part-time work and happiness
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-16
Can Parents Afford to Work? Childcare Costs, Tax Benefit Policies and Work Incentives
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 69-page discussion paper quantifies the net cost of purchasing full-time centre-based childcare in OECD countries, and assesses the financial trade-offs between work and staying at home
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-01-24
Family Structure and Child Outcomes in the United States and Sweden
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 25-page paper compares the relationships between family structure and children's outcomes in terms of education and earnings data from Sweden and the U.S.
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-08-23
The Determinants of the Prevalence of Single Mothers: A Cross-Country Analysis
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 38-page discussion paper examines the effect of public assistance, labour market and marriage market conditions and the prevalence of single mothers across countries and over time
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-07-25
Female Breadwinner Families: Their Existence, Persistence and Sources
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 32-page discussion paper developing and testing a typology for understanding two-parent households in which the female is the major earner
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-09-17
Developments in Family Policy in Portugal in 2003
Institute of Social Sciences
A 20-page working paper detailing developments in family policy in Portugal during 2003, covering benefits, reconciling work and family life, and the regulation of marriage and other relationships
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-23
Online Child Sexual Abuse Content: The development of a comprehensive, Transferable International Internet Notice and Takedown System
Internet Watch Foundation
This 131-page report establishes the value of an international ‘notice and takedown’ system, through the examination of the legislative and regulatory approaches in eight countries
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-20
Child Soldiers in Afghanistan
IPCS
A 6-page Indian report on the use of child soldiers in Afghanistan
Families, Children & Youth, Human RightsPosted: 2007-07-12
Parents at the Centre
IPPR
The objective of the research presented in this 37-page UK report is to understand why some parents who are entitled to use early years services don’t normally do so
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-12
Make Me a Criminal: Preventing Youth Crime
IPPR
This 94-page UK report makes the case for a more therapeutic and family-based approach to youth offending
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-05-15
Make Me a Criminal: Preventing Youth Crime
IPPR
This 92-page UK report argues for a more therapeutic and family-based approach to youth offending
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-02-22
Rallying Together: Summary of a Research Study of Raleigh's Work with Disadvantaged Young People
IPPR
This 65-page report was commissioned to research the long-term impact of Raleigh, a UK youth development organisation working with disadvantaged young people
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-14
The UK Child Trust Fund
IPPR
A 17-page paper setting out some of the early findings from the UK's experience of Child Trust Funds
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-07-17
Making the Case for Universal Childcare
IPPR
This 21-page UK paper makes the economic case for universal childcare for preschool-aged children
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-12-16
Labor Market Experiences and Transition to Adulthood
IRP
A 36-page US discussion paper measuring the labour market behaviour of young adults and associations with the transitions to young adulthood as measured by living with parents, being married or cohabiting
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-10-25
New Evidence about Child Care in Canada
IRPP
A 44-page Canadian report examining the use of non-parental pre-school care in Canada
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-10-20
Ensuring the Best Start in Life
IRPP
This 52-page Canadian report assesses the case for selectivity versus universality in early childhood development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2007-12-14
Promoting Equity and Dignity for Aboriginal Children in Canada
IRPP
This 32-page Canadian study examines recent innovations in public policies, programmes and partnerships involving Aboriginal children
Indigenous Affairs, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-08-19
Factors of Risk, Vulnerability and School Readiness Among Preschoolers
IRPP
A 44-page Canadian study examining risk factors and vulnerability among preschool children in Quebec
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-06
Gender Mainstreaming in ESDP Missions
ISS-EU
This 77-page report explores the issue of gender mainstreaming and the case for incorporating it in ESDP missions
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-06-20
Meaningful Investments in Pre-K: Estimating the Per-Child Costs of Quality Programs
IWPR
A 44-page US report estimating the costs of quality improvements in pre-kindergarten settings in the US
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-05-26
Women's Age at First Marriage and Marital Instability: Evidence from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth
IZA
An 18-page discussion paper examining the implications of women's delayed entry to marriage for marital stability
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-29
Understanding the Effects of Siblings on Child Mortality: Evidence from India
IZA
A 39-page discussion paper examining the impacts of sibling spacing on child mortality
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-10-27
The Effects of a Universal Child Benefit
IZA
This 51-page discussion paper examines the impact of a universal child benefit on fertility and family well-being
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-17
Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior
IZA
This 50-page discussion paper analyzes the relationship between having one or more father figures and the likelihood that young people engage in delinquent criminal behaviour
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-02
Child Care Subsidies and Child Development
IZA
This 48-page discussion paper provides a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on a wide range of child outcomes.
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-11-28
Weight Gain in Adolescents and Their Peers
IZA
This 29-page discussion paper documents correlations in weight gain among adolescent peers
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-08-05
Child Care, Maternal Employment and Persistence: A Natural Experiment from Spain
IZA
This discussion paper analyzes the effects of a large-scale provision of publicly subsidized child care in Spain in the early 1990s, addressing the impact on mothers’ short- and long-run employment outcomes (up to four years after the child was eligible to participate in the program)
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-24
The Effect of Children on the Level of Labor Market Involvement of Married Women: What is the Role of Education?
IZA
This 51-page discussion paper analyzes the way women's education influences the effect of children on their level of labour market involvement
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-04-05
Cheaper Child Care, More Children
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper studying the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-01-30
More Schooling, More Children: Compulsory Schooling Reforms and Fertility in Europe
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper studies the relationship between education and fertility
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-01
Fighting Youth Unemployment: The Effects of Active Labor Market Policies
IZA
This 54-page discussion paper analyzes the short- and long-term impacts for a variety of different programmes designed to assist the young unemployed into employment or further education
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-01-09
Intrahousehold Distribution and Child Poverty: Theory and Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
IZA
This paper extends the collective model of household consumption to recover mother's, father's and children's shares of consumption together with economies of scale
International Development, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-10-31
Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers
IZA
This 39-page study investigates whether and to what extent further unemployment experience for youths who are already long-term unemployed imposes a penalty on subsequent labor market outcomes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16
"Might Not Be a Tomorrow": A Multi-Methods Approach to Anticipated Early Death and Youth Crime
IZA
A number of researchers point to the anticipation of early death, or a sense of "futurelessness," as a contributing factor to youth crime and violence. This 49-page discussion paper addresses the limitations of previous studies using a multi-methods approach, involving the analyses of national survey data and in-depth interviews with active street offenders
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-11-26
School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity
IZA
A 37-page discussion paper assessing the impact of two US school nutrition programmes in the battle against childhood obesity
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-09-08
Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time
IZA
A 10-page discussion paper studying the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten birth-related employment interruptions
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-02-19
Public Policies and Women's Employment after Childbearing
IZA
This 48-page paper examines how the public policy environment in the United States affects work by new mothers following childbirth. We examine four types of policies that vary across states and affect the budget constraint in different ways
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-01-28
The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers' Leave-Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper examines how California's paid family leave (PFL) programme affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as subsequent labour market outcomes
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-01-16
Early Childhood Stimulation Interventions in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Literature Review
IZA
This 71-page report reviews the effectiveness of early childhood stimulation interventions in developing countries
International Development, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-08
The Changing Nature of the School-to-Work Transition Process in OECD Countries
IZA
A 45-page discussion paper highlighting the contrasting trends in youth labour market performance in OECD countries over the past decade
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-03-26
Marriage and Divorce: Changes and their Driving Forces
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper documenting key facts about marriage and divorce in the US over a 150 year period and examining the driving forces responsible for changes
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-02-14
Adult Outcomes for Children of Teenage Mothers
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper studying the outcomes of being born to a teenage mother
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-05-10
Economic Mobility, Family Background, and the Well-Being of Children in the United States and Canada
IZA
A 54-page comparative study of the relationship between family economic background and adult outcomes in the United States and Canada
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-26
Pill Power: The Prequel
IZA
A 46-page discussion paper concluding that fertility control, within or outside marriage, emerges as the key enabler of women's educational and professional advancement
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-02-11
The Political Economy of Intergenerational Income Mobility
IZA
This 46-page discussion paper seeks to identify the structural parameters that govern the intergenerational elasticity of income
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-10
Minimum Wages and Employment: Reconsidering the Use of a Time-Series Approach as an Evaluation Tool
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper uses an approach based on aggregate time-series data that allows us to determine if minimum wage changes have significant effects on employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-19
Does Quality Time Produce Quality Children? Evidence on the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital Using Parental Deaths
IZA
This paper uses variation created by parental deaths in the amount of time children spend with each parent to examine whether the parent-child correlation in schooling outcomes stems from a causal relationship
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-03
Youth Unemployment: Déjà Vu?
IZA
This 58-page paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-04
Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
IZA
This 55-page discussion paper formulates and estimates multistage production functions for children's cognitive and noncognitive skills
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-01
Whose Children Gain from Starting School Later?
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper looks at the effect of school starting age on standardized test scores using data covering all grade four and grade eight students in Hungary
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-10
The Impact of Placing Adolescent Males into Foster Care on their Education, Income Assistance and Incarcerations
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper focuses on estimating the impact of placing 16 to 18 year old male youth into care on their rates of high school graduation, and post-majority income assistance receipt and incarceration
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-01-24
Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
IZA
A 45-page discussion paper examining the role of peer composition in 9th grade on longer-run outcomes such as IQ scores at age 18, teenage childbearing, post-compulsory schooling educational track, adult labor market status, and earnings
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
Religion and Child Health
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19. The primary focus is on the effect of religion on the reported overall health and psychological health of the child
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-10-11
Inter-ethnic Marriage and Partner Satisfaction
IZA
This 18-page discussion paper investigates immigrant assortative mating and relationship satisfaction
Families, Children & Youth, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-11-24
Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box
IZA
A 40-page US discussion paper studying the mechanisms by which the relationships between federal nutrition programmes and child health arise
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-27
Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in the Midst of HIV/AIDS
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper provides evidence on how adverse health conditions affect the transfer of human capital from one generation to the next
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-09-22
Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: What Do We Know About Them?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-10-28
Is Child Labor Harmful? The Impact of Working Earlier in Life on Adult Earnings
IZA
This 55-page discussion paper explores whether working as a child harms adult earnings
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-09-17
A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary
IZA
This 19-page paper summarizes the authors' recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood programme
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-07-13
Child Labor
IZA
A 103-page discussion paper providing a detailed overview of the literature on why and how children work and the consequences of that work
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-19
A Flying Start? Long Term Consequences of Maternal Time Investments in Children During Their First Year of Life
IZA
A 66-page discussion paper studying the impact on children of increasing the time that the mother spends with her child in the first year by exploiting a reform that increased paid and unpaid maternity leave
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-16
Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies
IZA
This 83-page discussion paper summarizes and evaluates recent empirical research on education and family background
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-27
The Effect of Childhood Conduct Disorder on Human Capital
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper estimates the longer-term effects of childhood conduct disorder on human capital accumulation and violent and criminal behaviour later in life using data of Australian twins
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-05-28
You Can’t Be Happier than Your Wife: Happiness Gaps and Divorce
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper examines whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-12-10
Parental Education, Grade Attainment and Earnings Expectations among University Students
IZA
A 47-page discussion paper analysing the relationship between socio-economic status and child outcomes in university
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-27
Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States
IZA
This 29-page discussion paper focuses on youth unemployment, why we should be concerned about it, why it is increasing again, how the present difficulties of young people entering the labour market differ from those of the past and what useful lessons have been learned that may guide future policy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-18
Child Care Subsidies and Childhood Obesity
IZA
A 42-page discussion paper investigating whether there is a relationship between child care subsidies and childhood obesity
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2009-07-05
Children of War: The Long-Run Effects of Large-Scale Physical Destruction and Warfare on Children
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper provides causal evidence on long-term consequences of large-scale physical destruction during WWII on the educational attainment, health status and labor market outcomes of German children
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-09-24
Destined for (Un)Happiness: Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper addresses the question of how much of adult life satisfaction is predicted by childhood traits, parental characteristics and family socioeconomic status
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-12
A Flying Start? Maternity Leave Benefits and Long Run Outcomes of Children
IZA
This discussion paper studies the impact on children of increasing maternity leave benefits using a reform that increased paid and unpaid maternity leave in Norway
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-04
Maternal Education, Home Environments and the Development of Children and Adolescents
IZA
This 56-page discussion paper studies the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children's cognitive achievement, behavioural problems, grade repetition and obesity
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-04
IQ and Family Background: Are Associations Strong or Weak?
IZA
This 12-page discussion paper studies the intergenerational transmission of abilities. It uses a large representative sample of Swedish men to examine both intergenerational and sibling correlations in IQ
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-29
Moving Down: Women's Part-Time Work and Occupational Change in Britain 19991-2001
IZA
A 43-page discussion paper analyzing the nature of occupational change as women make the transition between full-time and part-time work
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-31
Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
IZA
This 57-page discussion paper analyzes the short- and long-term educational and employment impacts of an after-school program, the Quantum Opportunity Program, that offered disadvantaged high-school youth: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards with the objective to improve high-school graduation and post-secondary schooling enrollment
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-04
Immigration, Family Responsibilities and the Labor Supply of Skilled Native Women
IZA
This 50-page discussion paper investigates the effects of Spain's large recent immigration wave on the labor supply of highly skilled native women
Families, Children & Youth, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-07-10
Kindergarten Enrollment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Education
IZA
An 11-page discussion paper studying whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children enrol in kindergarten
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-10-17
Exploring the Impacts of Public Childcare on Mothers and Children in Italy: Does Rationing Play a Role?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper investigates the effects of public childcare availability in Italy on mothers' working status and children's scholastic achievements
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-09
The Unknown Immigration: Incentives and Family Composition in Intercountry Adoptions to the United States
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper studies the dynamics of US adoptions of children born abroad
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-11-18
Mothers Do Matter: New Evidence on the Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling Using Swedish Twin Data
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper examines aspects of the intergenerational effects on children's schooling
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16
Do International Labor Standards Contribute to the Persistence of the Child Labor Problem?
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper studies whether international labour standards and product boycotts may delay the ultimate eradication of child labour
Families, Children & Youth, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-23
Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers: The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits
IZA
This 52-page discussion paper studies how mothers' return to work behavior and labour market outcomes are affected by alternative mixes of key policy parameters
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-04
Parents' Incomes and Childrens' Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper examines the effect of parental incomes on children's outcomes
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-06-12
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Early Childhood Intervention: Evidence from a Randomised Evaluation of a Parenting Programme
IZA
This discussion paper evaluates of an early childhood intervention programme aimed at improving the skills and parenting strategies of parents, particularly those who find their child's behaviour difficult or challenging
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
Youth Risk-Taking Behaviour in Brazil: Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancies
IZA
A 17-page discussion paper studying interactions among different type of risk-taking behaviour by Brazilian youth
Families, Children & Youth, Drug AbusePosted: 2007-09-20
Schools, Skills and Synapses
IZA
This 95-page discussion paper studies the effectiveness of early intervention in offsetting inequalities and differences among children
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-06-11
Birth Weight and the Dynamics of Early Cognitive and Behavioural Development
IZA
This 30-page discussion paper explores the impact of birth weight on children's cognitive and behavioural outcomes
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-07-12
Eradicating Child Poverty: The Role of Key Policy Areas
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
A series of short reports focusing on certain key policy areas relevant to the 2020 target of eradicating UK child poverty. Each report presents an overview of the importance of the area, progress over the last few years, the extent of its likely contribution to the overall goal and effective alternatives where necessary (Single page with links to each report)
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-12-17
The Influence of Family and Friends on Young People's Drinking
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The 8-page summary of a UK report examining family and friendship influences on young people's drinking habits
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-16