Childhood Circumstances and Young Adulthood Outcomes: The Effects of Mothers' Financial Problems

Marta Barazzetta, Andrew Clark and Conchita D’ambrosio
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Marta Barazzetta: uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg
Conchita D’ambrosio: uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg
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Abstract: We here consider the cognitive and non-cognitive consequences on young adults of growing up with a mother who reported experiencing major financial problems. We use data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children to show that early childhood financial problems are associated with worse adolescent cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes, controlling for both income and a set of standard variables. The estimated effect of financial problems is almost always larger in size than that of income. Around one quarter to one half of the effect of financial problems on the non-cognitive outcomes seems to transit through mother's mental health.

Keywords: Behaviour; Education; Income; Poverty; Subjective well-being; ALSPAC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-10
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