We use field experiments with nearly 900 children to investigate how skills developed at ages 3-5 drive later …. Returning to the children up to 7 years later, we find that executive functions, but not cognitive skills, predict the … likelihood of receiving disciplinary referrals. Economic preferences have an independent effect: children who displayed …

We use field experiments with nearly 900 children to investigate how skills developed at ages 3-5 drive later …. Returning to the children up to 7 years later, we find that executive functions, but not cognitive skills, predict the … likelihood of receiving disciplinary referrals. Economic preferences have an independent effect: children who displayed …

health. Children who are more patient report consuming fewer unhealthy calories and spending less time on sedentary …We conduct experiments with 720 children ages 9-11 to evaluate the relationship of time and risk preferences with … activities such as video games. Children who are more risk seeking report engaging in more exercise and more screen time. However …