Building on recent advances in the literature and using a rich data set for two cohorts of
children aged between one and twelve for Andhra Pradesh, India, we investigate the …

We estimate production functions for cognition and health for children aged 1–12 in India,
based on the Young Lives Survey. India has over 70 million children aged 0–5 who are at …

When describing the determinants of economic or social outcomes, economists often have a
very simplified view of skill. Failure to take into account the fact that skill is intrinsically a …

Little is known about the relationship between family income and children's non-cognitive (or
socio-emotional) skill formation. This is an important gap, as these skills have been …

Background There is a well-established link between various measures of socioeconomic
status and the schooling achievement and cognition of children. However, less is known …

Abstract The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme aims to provide food
supplementation, immunization, health check-ups, and early childhood education to children …

I investigate the relationship between children's cognitive ability and parental investment
using a rich dataset on a cohort of children from Ethiopia. The data come from Young Lives …

This paper estimates models of the evolution of cognitive and noncognitive skills and
explores the role of family environments in shaping these skills at different stages of the life …

Previous research has suggested a positive intergenerational relationship between a
parent's childhood cognitive skill level and their own children's skill levels. Yet we also know …

It is believed that early life circumstances are crucial to success later in life. Yet causal
evidence that the impacts of early childhood health interventions continue into late …