Arbeitspapier
Socioemotional Development during Adolescence: Evidence from a Large Macro Shock
We exploit a large quasi-exogenous shock to study the development of socioemotional skills during adolescence and the consequences for long-term behavior and labor market outlook. Using novel, longitudinal, microdata on cohorts of East German adolescents before and after a large macro shock (the German Reunification), we causally estimate the impact on socioemotional skills, finding substantial negative effects in the short run. These effects are substantially larger among those affected by the shock in their early adolescence (13-14 years old), relative to older adolescents (16-17 years old). Changes in socioemotional skills have a lasting (negative) impact on them as adults, especially among those affected early in their adolescence, in terms of their expressions of externalizing behavior (e.g., physical fighting) and behavioral control problems (i.e., substance abuse), as well as internalizing behavior (i.e., mental health) and in their (labor-market) optimism and expectations. This study highlights the permanent effects of uncertainty on socioemotional skills during formative years.
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Erschienen in
-
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 16187
- Klassifikation
-
Wirtschaft
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Health Behavior
General Welfare; Well-Being
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- Thema
-
socioemotional development
youths
behavior
health
education
- Ereignis
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
-
Azmat, Ghazala
Kaufmann, Katja Maria
Özdemir, Yasemin
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
-
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (wo)
-
Bonn
- (wann)
-
2023
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
Datenpartner
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Azmat, Ghazala
- Kaufmann, Katja Maria
- Özdemir, Yasemin
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2023
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
Neurocognitive mechanisms of typical and atypical socio-emotional development in adolescence
From Macro to Micro: Large Exporters Coping with Common Shocks
Are Children's Socio-Emotional Skills Shaped by Parental Health Shocks?
Are Children's Socio-Emotional Skills Shaped by Parental Health Shocks?
The interplay between perceived stress and socio-emotional and behavioural factors during adolescence
Within-person Relations between Domains of Socio-emotional Development during Childhood and Adolescence
Effects of Extending Paid Parental Leave on Children's Socio-Emotional Skills and Well-Being in Adolescence
Effects of extending paid parental leave on children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence
Impact of macro shocks on sovereign default probabilities
Poverty and shocks in development economics : micro and macro perspectives
Socioemotional Skills and Refugees' Language Acquisition
Socioemotional skills and refugees' language acquisition
Neurocognitive mechanisms of typical and atypical socio-emotional development in adolescence
From Macro to Micro: Large Exporters Coping with Common Shocks
Are Children's Socio-Emotional Skills Shaped by Parental Health Shocks?
Are Children's Socio-Emotional Skills Shaped by Parental Health Shocks?
The interplay between perceived stress and socio-emotional and behavioural factors during adolescence
Within-person Relations between Domains of Socio-emotional Development during Childhood and Adolescence
Effects of Extending Paid Parental Leave on Children's Socio-Emotional Skills and Well-Being in Adolescence
Effects of extending paid parental leave on children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence
Impact of macro shocks on sovereign default probabilities
Poverty and shocks in development economics : micro and macro perspectives
Socioemotional Skills and Refugees' Language Acquisition
Socioemotional skills and refugees' language acquisition
Neurocognitive mechanisms of typical and atypical socio-emotional development in adolescence
From Macro to Micro: Large Exporters Coping with Common Shocks
Are Children's Socio-Emotional Skills Shaped by Parental Health Shocks?
Are Children's Socio-Emotional Skills Shaped by Parental Health Shocks?
The interplay between perceived stress and socio-emotional and behavioural factors during adolescence
Within-person Relations between Domains of Socio-emotional Development during Childhood and Adolescence
Effects of Extending Paid Parental Leave on Children's Socio-Emotional Skills and Well-Being in Adolescence
Effects of extending paid parental leave on children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence
Impact of macro shocks on sovereign default probabilities
Poverty and shocks in development economics : micro and macro perspectives
Socioemotional Skills and Refugees' Language Acquisition