Human Capital Development and Parental Investment in India
Human Capital Development and Parental Investment in India
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10.2139/ssrn.3347107
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2015-11
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O. Attanasio;C. Meghir;E. Nix
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作者：
O. Attanasio;C. Meghir;E. Nix
根据青年生活调查，我们估计了印度1-12岁儿童认知和健康的生产函数。印度有7000多万0-5岁的儿童面临发育缺陷的风险。对生产函数的投入包括父母背景、先前的儿童认知和健康以及儿童投资，这些都被视为内生的。估计基于非线性因素模型，基于对投入和儿童结果的多项测量。我们的结果表明，早期健康对儿童认知发展有重要影响，然后这种影响会持续下去。父母的投资对所有年龄段的认知发展都有影响，但对年龄较小的孩子影响更大。投资也只对早年的健康有影响。
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 risk of developmental deficits. The inputs into the production functions include parental background, prior child cognition and health, and child investments, which are taken as endogenous. Estimation is based on a nonlinear factor model, based on multiple measurements for both inputs and child outcomes. Our results show an important effect of early health on child cognitive development, which then becomes persistent. Parental investments affect cognitive development at all ages, but more so for younger children. Investments also have an impact on health at early ages only.