Sally Zhang
sallyzhangecon.bsky.social
Sally Zhang
@sallyzhangecon.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Development, Labor, Economics of the Family. Personal website: http://zhangsally.com
🎇 NEW Working Paper 🎇
When does adversity make you stronger? Leonard Wantchekon and I find that adverse weather boosts noncognitive skills, such as GSE and self-esteem, in Ethiopian adolescents. Our results support a model of child agency and learning-by-doing. A thread 🧵:
nber.org NBER @nber.org · Dec 30
When does adversity make you stronger? Adverse weather boosts noncognitive skills like generalized self-efficacy and self-esteem in Ethiopian adolescents, with child agency being key, from Leonard Wantchekon and Sally Zhang https://www.nber.org/papers/w33305
January 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Reposted by Sally Zhang
When does adversity make you stronger? Adverse weather boosts noncognitive skills like generalized self-efficacy and self-esteem in Ethiopian adolescents, with child agency being key, from Leonard Wantchekon and Sally Zhang https://www.nber.org/papers/w33305
December 30, 2024 at 6:00 PM