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Peer and parental influence in the development of cognitive skills and predispostion to risky behaviour
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2017)
This paper analyzes the strategic interactions between peers and parents in the development of adolescent’s cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills, as proxied by the predisposition to use substances. We estimate a ...
Peer effects vs. parental influence in the development of capabilities in adolescence
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2016)
The past decade has witnessed the surge of a large body of research analyzing critical periods for investment in children’s skills. Most of this literature has underscored the importance of parental investments and of ...