Socioeconomic Status and Inequalities in Children's IQ and Economic Preferences
Socioeconomic Status and Inequalities in Children's IQ and Economic Preferences
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DOI：
10.1086/714992
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发表时间：
2021-09-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Deckers, Thomas
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作者：
Falk, Armin;Kosse, Fabian;Deckers, Thomas
本文探讨了来自高社会经济地位（SES）家庭和低社会经济地位（SES）家庭的儿童之间智商和经济偏好的不平等。我们发现，来自高社会经济地位家庭的孩子更聪明、更有耐心、更无私，也更少冒险。为了理解潜在的机制，我们提出了一个框架，说明社会经济地位、父母投资以及母亲的智商和偏好如何影响孩子的智商和偏好。我们的研究结果表明，父母投资水平的差异具有重大意义。鉴于智商以及对行为和结果的偏好的重要性，我们的研究结果为社交不动性提供了解释。
This paper explores inequalities in IQ and economic preferences between children from families of high and low socioeconomic status (SES). We document that children from high-SES families are more intelligent, patient, and altruistic as well as less risk seeking. To understand the underlying mechanisms, we propose a framework of how SES, parental investments, as well as maternal IQ and preferences influence a child's IQ and preferences. Our results indicate that disparities in the level of parental investments hold substantial importance. In light of the importance of IQ and preferences for behaviors and outcomes, our findings offer an explanation for social immobility.