of later-life cognitive function. Leveraging a nationally representative sample of older Americans from the Health and … for 2.2-9.7% of the total variance in cognition after controlling for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, which declines to 2 ….0-7.0% after further controlling for comprehensive socioeconomic and health factors over the life course, and are robust to the …

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 …

We test whether adverse childhood experiences - exposure to parental maltreatment and its indirect effect on health … estimated associations are significantly reduced in magnitude when controlling for physical or mental health, suggesting that … adolescent health could be one important pathway via which maltreatment affects adulthood personality. Maltreatment experiences …

This paper examines the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and how the … contributions may vary across key dimensions of health. We link the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 … and 2015 with its Life History Survey in 2014 to quantify health inequality due to childhood circumstances for which they …

This paper examines the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and how the … contributions may vary across key dimensions of health. We link the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 … and 2015 with its Life History Survey in 2014 to quantify health inequality due to childhood circumstances for which they …

This paper provides evidence about the quality of retrospective childhood health histories given to respondents in the … HRS and the PSID. Even though information on early life health events is critical, there is legitimate skepticism about … the ability of older respondents to remember specific health problems that they had as a child. The evidence presented in …