A Dynamic Model for the Cognitive Development of Kenyan Schoolchildren

Alok Bhargava
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Alok Bhargava: University of Houston, USA

Chapter 15 in Econometrics, Statistics and Computational Approaches in Food and Health Sciences, 2006, pp 207-211 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe author presents an integrated analysis of the scores obtained on cognitive tests and school examinations by approximately 110 Kenyan children (aged 6–9 years) in the Embu region of Kenya. A dynamic multivariate model, controlling for the unobserved between-children differences, is formulated for the scores and is estimated using three repeated observations. Children's body mass index, head circumference, hemoglobin concentration (i.e., measures of biological development), and grade level are important predictors of the scores on higher order cognitive tests. The family household's socioeconomic status is positively associated with cognitive scores, and children's morbidity is negatively associated. Only grade level and school attendance, however, are significant predictors of scores on school examinations. The implications of the results are briefly discussed.

Keywords: Econometrics; Nutrition; Health; Child Development; Psychology; Behavioral Nutrition; Demography; Anthropology; Economic Development; Agricultural Economics; Environmental Sciences; Epidemiology; Nonlinear Optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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