Fragile Boys (and Girls)? Determinants and Long-term Consequences of Socioemotional Development

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Azmat, Ghazala ; Kaufmann, Katja ; Özdemir, Yasemin:
Fragile Boys (and Girls)? Determinants and Long-term Consequences of Socioemotional Development.
Bonn ; Mannheim , 2021 . - (Discussion Paper Series - CRC TR 224 ; 299 )

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We analyze the determinants and consequences of socioemotional development (SED) during adolescence. We causally estimate the impact of a large macro shock, the reunification of Germany, on the SED of East German youths, finding substantial negative effects in the short run. These effects are similar for male and female youths. However, linking changes in SED to behavior, we see stark differences by gender - observing important changes in externalizing behavior and behavioral control problems among boys only and changes in internalizing behavior among girls only. Ultimately, however, the effects on longer-run outcomes (subjective health, wellbeing, and educational attainment) are grave and similar for both genders.

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Item Type:	Working paper, discussion paper
Keywords:	socioemotional development; gender; uncertainty; behavior; health; educational outcomes
Subject classification:	JEL Classification: D91, J13, J16, J24, I12
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics > Chair Empirical Macroeconomics and Family Economics > Chair Empirical Macroeconomics and Family Economics - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Katja Kaufmann Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics > Chair Empirical Macroeconomics and Family Economics
Result of work at the UBT:	No
DDC Subjects:	300 Social sciences
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2022 08:45
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2023 09:50
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/72818