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アジア経済発展論研究会セミナー・応用ミクロ経済学セミナー共催（2025.4.18）
Shyamal Chowdhury（Professor, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Australian National University）
- 開催日：
- 2025年4月18日（金）10:30-12:00
- 場所：
- 京都大学 吉田キャンパス 法経済学部東館1階 101演習室
- 言語：
- 英語
- コーディネーター：
- 高野 久紀
“The Right Timing Matters: Identifying Sensitive Periods in the Formation of Socio-Emotional Skills” Shyamal Chowdhury
Abstract:
We propose a novel approach to learn about sensitive periods in the formation of socio-emotional skills in which returns to investments into skills are especially high. In particular, we implement the same investment in different school grades and study grade-specific treatment effects on children’s skills. Based on a randomized controlled trial with about 3,200 children in grades 2 to 5 in 135 elementary schools in Bangladesh, our results indicate sensitive periods in the formation of self-control and patience in grade 2 (around the ages 7 and 8), while prosociality appears to be similarly malleable throughout grades 2 to 5 (ages 7 to 11).