Sally Zhang
@sallyzhangecon.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Development, Labor, Economics of the Family. Personal website: http://zhangsally.com
🎯 Our paper highlights the policy relevance of child agency, resilience, and noncognitive skill development.
👉 Read more here: nber.org/papers/w33305
👉 Read more here: nber.org/papers/w33305
Empowered by Adversity: Economic Shocks and Noncognitive Skill Development in Ethiopian Youth
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January 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🎯 Our paper highlights the policy relevance of child agency, resilience, and noncognitive skill development.
👉 Read more here: nber.org/papers/w33305
👉 Read more here: nber.org/papers/w33305
We develop a model of cognitive and noncognitive skill development, consistent with our findings. Child agency is key: each period, children decide whether to exert effort, which boosts immediate outcomes and builds noncognitive skills over time via “learning by doing.”
January 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We develop a model of cognitive and noncognitive skill development, consistent with our findings. Child agency is key: each period, children decide whether to exert effort, which boosts immediate outcomes and builds noncognitive skills over time via “learning by doing.”
2️⃣ Adverse weather shocks (droughts, floods, frosts, erosions) cause a slight decline in cognitive test scores but a significant increase in noncognitive skills.
3️⃣ Past exposure to adverse weather shocks is linked to better mental health resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3️⃣ Past exposure to adverse weather shocks is linked to better mental health resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
2️⃣ Adverse weather shocks (droughts, floods, frosts, erosions) cause a slight decline in cognitive test scores but a significant increase in noncognitive skills.
3️⃣ Past exposure to adverse weather shocks is linked to better mental health resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3️⃣ Past exposure to adverse weather shocks is linked to better mental health resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We analyze longitudinal data from Ethiopia (@yloxford.bsky.social), and here are our key findings:
1️⃣ Parental wealth strongly correlates with cognitive skills but only weakly with noncognitive skills like generalized self-efficacy, self-esteem, and internal locus of control.
1️⃣ Parental wealth strongly correlates with cognitive skills but only weakly with noncognitive skills like generalized self-efficacy, self-esteem, and internal locus of control.
January 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We analyze longitudinal data from Ethiopia (@yloxford.bsky.social), and here are our key findings:
1️⃣ Parental wealth strongly correlates with cognitive skills but only weakly with noncognitive skills like generalized self-efficacy, self-esteem, and internal locus of control.
1️⃣ Parental wealth strongly correlates with cognitive skills but only weakly with noncognitive skills like generalized self-efficacy, self-esteem, and internal locus of control.