Institute of Human Development and Social Change

Investments

Working Group - Investments

Recent surveys have suggested that children's cognitive and noncognitive outcomes are shaped early in life.  Investments of Time and resources by families during the early childhood years has been argued to have a long-term impact on later outcomes in the form of children's cognitive abilities, attitudes, and social skills.  IHDSC's Investment Working Group members are focusing on the process of skills formation depending on the history of inputs applied by families as well as other environmental factors.  Special emphasis is placed on the role of the timing of the investments during the developmental process.

Members

LastFirstDepartmentE-mail 
Del Boca Daniela Economics dd12@nyu.edu
Flinn Christopher Economics christopher.flinn@nyu.edu
Wu Larry Sociology lawrence.wu@nyu.edu
Aber Larry Applied Psychology lawrence.aber@nyu.edu
Raver Cybele Applied Psychology cybele.raver@nyu.edu
Jasso Willie Sociology gj1@nyu.edu
Wiswall Matthew Economics mwiswall@nyu.edu

Conference

Global Perspectives on Public and Private Investments in Children

October 16-17, 2009

Venue: Collegio Carlo Alberto (Moncalieri, Italy)