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The impact of parents migration on the well-being of children left behind : initial evidence from Romania
Botezat, Alina; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2014
Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these … "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration in the sending countries. This … paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration on their children left home in Romania, a country where increasingly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360290
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The impact of parents migration on the well-being of children left behind : initial evidence from Romania
Botezat, Alina; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2014
Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these … "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration in the sending countries. This … paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration on their children left home in Romania, a country where increasingly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010348742
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The Impact of Parents Migration on the Well-Being of Children Left Behind – Initial Evidence from Romania
Botezat, Alina; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2014
Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these … "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration in the sending countries. This … paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration on their children left home in Romania, a country where increasingly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014145947
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The Impact of Parents Migration on the Well-Being of Children Left Behind : Initial Evidence from Romania
Botezat, Alina - 2014
Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these … "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration in the sending countries. This … paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration on their children left home in Romania, a country where increasingly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013052560
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Self-productivity in early childhood
Coneus, Katja; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2007
Self-productivity is a crucial feature in the process of skill formation. It means that skills and health acquired at one stage in the life cycle enhance skills and health formation at later stages. This paper presents an empirical investigation of self-productivity in early childhood in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011630292
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Self-Productivity in Early Childhood
Coneus, Katja; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2008
Self-productivity is a crucial feature in the process of skill formation. It means that skills and health acquired at one stage in the life cycle enhance skills and health formation at later stages. This paper presents an empirical investigation of self-productivity in early childhood in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014224615
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Early life adversity and children's competence development : evidence from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk ; conference paper
Blomeyer, Dorothea; Coneus, Katja; Laucht, Manfred; … - 2013
achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from birth to adolescence. Results indicate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339997
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On the power of childhood impressions for skill formation : initial evidence and unsettled questions
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2013
Manifold childhood impressions result from the interactions with adult caregivers and the environment. These impressions, be they beneficial or detrimental, shape individual skill formation and achievement over the life cycle. The novelty of the paper is that it bonds two different, hitherto...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009715728
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Early life adversity and children's competence development : evidence from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk
Blomeyer, Dorothea; Coneus, Katja; Laucht, Manfred; … - 2013
achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from birth to adolescence. Results indicate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009715729
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Self-Productivity and Complementarities in Human Development : Evidence from MARS
Blomeyer, Dorothea; Coneus, Katja; Laucht, Manfred; … - 2008
well as academic achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk (MARS), an epidemiological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014214808