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Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Fenske, James and Nyshadham, Anant (2019) Early life circumstance and adult mental health. Journal of Political Economy, 127 (4). pp. 1516-1549. doi:10.1086/701606

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Abstract

We show that psychological well-being in adulthood varies substantially with circumstance in early life. Combining a time series of real producer prices of cocoa with a nationally representative household survey in Ghana, we find that a one standard deviation rise in the cocoa price in early life decreases the likelihood of severe mental distress in adulthood by 3 percentage points (or half the mean prevalence) for cohorts born in cocoa-producing regions relative to those born in other regions. Impacts on related personality traits are consistent with this result. Maternal nutrition, reinforcing childhood investments, and adult circumstances are operative channels of impact.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Mental health, Well-being
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Political Economy
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISSN: 0022-3808
Official Date: 10 August 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
10 August 2019Published
8 November 2018Accepted
22 May 2018Updated
7 February 2018Updated
Volume: 127
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 1516-1549
DOI: 10.1086/701606
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: © 2019 by University of Chicago. Accepted for publication by Journal of Political Economy on 08/11/2018.
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
5K01HD071949National Institute of Child Health and Human Developmenthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000071
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