Early Life Adversity and Children's Competence Development: Evidence from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk

Dorothea Blomeyer (), Katja Coneus (), Manfred Laucht () and Friedhelm Pfeiffer
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Dorothea Blomeyer: ZI Mannheim
Katja Coneus: ZEW Mannheim
Manfred Laucht: ZI Mannheim

No 7216, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper investigates the role of early life adversity and home resources in terms of competence formation and school achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from birth to adolescence. Results indicate that organic and psychosocial risks present in early life as well as the socio-emotional home environment are significant predictors for the formation of competencies. Competencies acquired at preschool age predict achievement at school age. A counterfactual analysis is performed to assess trade-offs in the timing of interventions in the early life cycle.

Keywords: intelligence; socio-emotional and economic home resources; initial risk matrix; persistence; peer relationship; school achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D87 I12 I21 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2013-02
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Published - published in: Journal of Economics and Statistics 2013, 233 (4), 468-485

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Journal Article: Early Life Adversity and Children’s Competence Development: Evidence from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk (2013)
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