Fragile Boys (and Girls)? Determinants and Long-Term Consequences of Socioemotional Development

Ghazala Azmat, Katja Kaufmann and Yasemin Özdemir ()

CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series from University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany

Abstract: We analyze the determinants and consequences of socioemotional development (SED) during adolescence. We causally estimate the impact of a large macro shock, the German Reunification, on the SED of East German youths, finding substantial negative effects in the short run. These effects are similar for male and female youths. However, linking changes in SED to behavior, we see stark differences by gender -observing important changes in externalizing behavior and behavioral control problems among males and changes in internalizing behavior among females only. Ultimately, however, the effects on longer-run outcomes (subjective health, wellbeing, education) are grave and similar for both genders.

Keywords: socioemotional development; gender; uncertainty; behavior; health; educational outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D91 I12 J13 J16 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45
Date: 2021-05
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