It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development
The importance of (early) parental investments in children’s cognitive and noncognitive outcomes is a question of deep policy significance. However, because parental investments are arguably endogenous, it is a great challenge to empirically estimate their importance. This paper exploits a rich and...
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| author | Tan, Chih Ming Wang, Xiao Zhang, Xiaobo |
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| description | The importance of (early) parental investments in children’s cognitive and noncognitive outcomes is a question of deep policy significance. However, because parental investments are arguably endogenous, it is a great challenge to empirically estimate their importance. This paper exploits a rich and novel dataset, the China Family Panel Studies, and proposes a culture-specific instrumental variable based on the Chinese zodiac, in order to address this empirical challenge. By looking at the outcomes of children born just before and just after the cutoff for a “lucky” versus “nonlucky” zodiac sign, we find that parents’ investments have significant effects on their offspring’s development of both cognitive and noncognitive skills. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1473182025-12-08T10:11:39Z It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development Tan, Chih Ming Wang, Xiao Zhang, Xiaobo human capital education child development economic development parental behaviour mental ability The importance of (early) parental investments in children’s cognitive and noncognitive outcomes is a question of deep policy significance. However, because parental investments are arguably endogenous, it is a great challenge to empirically estimate their importance. This paper exploits a rich and novel dataset, the China Family Panel Studies, and proposes a culture-specific instrumental variable based on the Chinese zodiac, in order to address this empirical challenge. By looking at the outcomes of children born just before and just after the cutoff for a “lucky” versus “nonlucky” zodiac sign, we find that parents’ investments have significant effects on their offspring’s development of both cognitive and noncognitive skills. 2018-02-09 2024-06-21T09:13:15Z 2024-06-21T09:13:15Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147318 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2017.04.001 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147671 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Tan, Chih Ming; Wang, Xiao; and Zhang, Xiaobo. 2018. It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1708. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147318 |
| spellingShingle | human capital education child development economic development parental behaviour mental ability Tan, Chih Ming Wang, Xiao Zhang, Xiaobo It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development |
| title | It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development |
| title_full | It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development |
| title_fullStr | It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development |
| title_full_unstemmed | It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development |
| title_short | It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development |
| title_sort | it s all in the stars the chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring s cognitive and noncognitive skill development |
| topic | human capital education child development economic development parental behaviour mental ability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147318 |
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