SEMINAR SERIES
Asian Economic Development Seminar
Shyamal Chowdhury（Professor, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Australian National University）
- Date&Time:
- 2025.4.18 (Fri) 10:30-12:00
- Venue:
- Room 101 on 1F, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics, East Bldg, Yoshida Campus, Kyoto University
- Language:
- English
- Contact:
- Hisaki Kono
"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).