Exploring Social Preferences Formation in Young Children Using a Longitudinal Survey from Thailand

Suparee Boonmanunt, Wasinee Jantorn, Varunee Khruapradit and Weerachart Kilenthong

No 257, PIER Discussion Papers from Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: This study investigates children’s social preferences and their associated factors using a longitudinal dataset from an ongoing early childhood panel in rural Thailand with rich information on children, family structure, caregivers, and households. We find several factors, from internalizing behavior problems and child order to family structure and household donation decisions, are correlated with children’s social preferences, whereas other variables, such as screen time, socialization activities, and caregivers’ characteristics, are not.

Keywords: Children; Family structure; Lab-in-the-field experiment; Skill formation; Social preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D64 J12 J13 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2026-06
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