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Locus of control and its intergenerational implications for early childhood skill formation

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Lekfuangfu, Warn N., Powdthavee, Nick, Warrinnier, Nele and Cornaglia, Francesca (2018) Locus of control and its intergenerational implications for early childhood skill formation. The Economic Journal, 128 (608). pp. 298-329. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12414

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12414

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Abstract

This paper builds upon Cunha's (2015) subjective rationality model in which parents have a subjective belief about the impact of their investment on their children's early skill formation. We propose that this subjective belief is determined partly by locus of control (LOC), i.e., the extent to which individuals believe that their actions can influence future outcomes. Consistent with the theory, we show that maternal LOC measured at the 12th week of gestation strongly predicts maternal attitudes towards parenting style and actual time investments. We also utilize maternal LOC to improve the specification typically used to estimate skill production function parameters.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Locus of control, Parent and child
Journal or Publication Title: The Economic Journal
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0013-0133
Official Date: 5 February 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
5 February 2018Published
6 August 2016Available
11 April 2016Accepted
Volume: 128
Number: 608
Page Range: pp. 298-329
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12414
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Medical Research Council (Great Britain) (MRC), Wellcome Trust (London, England), University of Bristol, National Institute on Aging (NIA), Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number: Grant ref: 092731 (MRC) (Wellcome), Grant R01AG040640 (NIA)
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIED[MRC] Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
UNSPECIFIEDWellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010269
UNSPECIFIEDUniversity of Bristolhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000883
UNSPECIFIEDNational Institute on Aginghttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000049
UNSPECIFIED[ESRC] Economic and Social Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269

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