nep-neu New Economics Papers
on Neuroeconomics
Issue of 2024‒08‒19
three papers chosen by



  1. Place of Birth and Cognitive Function among Older Americans: Findings from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol By Lin, Zhuoer; Chen, Xi
  2. Impacts of School Meals with Fortified Rice on Children's Health Outcomes and Cognitive Performance in Cambodia By Lee, Yoonjung
  3. Comparing High Achievers to Low Achievers : An Examination of Student Inputs versus School Inputs in the Educational Outcomes of English Adolescent By Elasra, Amira

  1. By: Lin, Zhuoer; Chen, Xi
    Abstract: Growing evidence suggests that place of birth (PoB) and related circumstances may have long-lasting and multiplicative contributions to various later-life outcomes. This study investigates the extent to which PoB contributes to a wide range of domains of later-life cognitive function. Leveraging a nationally representative sample of older Americans from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), cognitive function is assessed in Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP). Regression-based Shapley decompositions are employed to quantify the contribution of PoB. We show that PoB significantly contributes to all assessed cognitive domains including memory, executive function, language and fluency, visuospatial function, orientation, and general cognitive function. Geographic disparities in cognitive function are evident across PoB, with individuals born in US southern states and foreign-born individuals performing worse than those born in other states. Overall, state of birth accounts for 2.2-9.7% of the total variance in cognition after controlling for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, which declines to 2.0-7.0% after further controlling for comprehensive socioeconomic and health factors over the life course, and are robust to the control of current state of residence. Addressing these disparities requires more equalized place-based policies, resources, and early-life environments to promote health equity over the life course.
    Keywords: Geographic disparities, Health equity, Cognitive domains, Life course, Early-life circumstances
    JEL: I14 I10 J13 J14 H75
    Date: 2024
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:glodps:1462
  2. By: Lee, Yoonjung
    Keywords: Food Security And Poverty, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Health Economics And Policy
    Date: 2024
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea22:344061
  3. By: Elasra, Amira (University of Warwick)
    Abstract: This paper investigates the association between sets of inputs and the educational outcomes of English adolescents. By linking the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England and Ofsted data, the paper employs the Context-Input-Process-Outcome model to compare the correlation of students and school inputs with their cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes. Using Nonlinear Canonical Correlation Analysis, the paper compares the characteristics of the high achievers to those of the low achievers revealing consistency with current findings in the literature. The results reveal that student inputs exert a greater influence than school inputs in revealing these characteristics. Specifically, unlike low achievers high achievers tend to exhibit positive attitudes toward school, benefit from supportive home learning environments, express greater eagerness to pursue university education, and belong to higher socio-economic backgrounds.
    Keywords: Educational outcomes ; Nonlinear Canonical Correlation Analysis ; English adolescents
    Date: 2024
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wrk:warwec:1503

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