“...While a large literature has focused on the impact of parental investments on child cognitive development, very little is known about the role of the child’s...”

“...We investigate whether in a mixed insurance system, people enrolled into voluntary health care insurance (VHI) substitute public consumption with private (opt...”

“...Higher birth order positions are associated with poorer outcomes due to smaller shares of resources received within the household. Using a sample of Panel...”

“...We provide novel estimates of gender differences in the allocation of time by Italian adults and document their trends over the span 2002-2014, pooling three...”

“...Our model studies couples. time allocation and career choices, which are a¤ected by a social norm on gender roles in the family. Parents can provide two types...”

“...In this paper, we investigate the way consumption changes around retirement in Italy. Using micro data covering the 1985–1996 period, we document the existence...”

“...We study practice variation in scheduling of caesarean section (CS) delivery across public and private hospitals in Italy. Adopting a novel perspective, we...”

“...Using data from OECD's PISA, Eurostat and World Bank's WDI, we explore how child cognitive outcomes at the aggregate country level are related to macroeconomic...”

“..."This paper analyses the effects of expected earnings and local markets conditions on the behaviour of young adults with high school diplomas. Decisions to...”

“...Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue on compensation policies within firms while using evidence from linked employer-employee...”