Lekfuangfu, Warn N, Powdthavee, Nattavudh, Warrinnier, Nele and Cornaglia, Francesca (2017) Locus of control and its intergenerational implications forearly childhood skill formation. The Economic Journal, 128 (608). pp. 298-329. ISSN 0013-0133
|
PDF
- Accepted Version
Download (1MB) | Preview |
Abstract
This paper builds upon Cunha’s (2015) subjective rationality model in which parents have a subjective belief about the impact of their investment on the early skill formation of their children. We propose that this subjective belief is determined in part by locus of control (LOC), i.e., the extent to which individuals believe that their actions can influence future outcomes. Consistent with the theory, we show that maternal LOC measured at the 12th week of gestation strongly predicts maternal attitudes towards parenting style, maternal time investments, as well as early and late cognitive outcomes. We also utilize the variation in inputs and outputs by maternal LOC to help improve the specification typically used in the estimation of skill production function parameters.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(IS... |
| Additional Information: | © 2016 Royal Economic Society |
| Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| JEL classification: | I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Living Standards; Quality of Life; Happiness J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General > J01 - Labor Economics: General |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2016 14:56 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 01:22 |
| Projects: | ES/M010341/1, R01AG040640 |
| Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council, University of Bristol, US National Institute on Ageing |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/67366 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Download Statistics
Download Statistics