nep-neu New Economics Papers
on Neuroeconomics
Issue of 2021‒11‒01
two papers chosen by
Daniel Houser
George Mason University

  1. An intensive, school-based learning camp targeting academic and non-cognitive skills evaluated in a randomized trial By Hvidman, Charlotte; Koch, Alexander; Nafziger, Julia; Albeck Nielsen, Søren; Rosholm, Michael
  2. Mental Health Therapy as a Core Strategy for Increasing Human Capital: Evidence from Ghana By Nathan Barker; Gharad T. Bryan; Dean Karlan; Angela Ofori-Atta; Christopher R. Udry

  1. By: Hvidman, Charlotte; Koch, Alexander; Nafziger, Julia; Albeck Nielsen, Søren; Rosholm, Michael
    JEL: I21 C21 D91 I28
    Date: 2021
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:vfsc21:242333&r=
  2. By: Nathan Barker; Gharad T. Bryan; Dean Karlan; Angela Ofori-Atta; Christopher R. Udry
    Abstract: We study the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for individuals selected from the general population of poor households in rural Ghana. Results from 2-3 months after a randomized intervention show strong impacts on mental and physical health, cognitive and socioemotional skills, and downstream economic outcomes. We find no evidence of heterogeneity by baseline mental distress; we argue that this is because CBT can improve human capital for a general population of poor individuals through two pathways. First, CBT reduces vulnerability to deteriorating mental health; and second, CBT directly improves bandwidth, increasing cognitive and socioemotional skills and hence economic outcomes.
    JEL: H0 H00 I0 I00 I3 J0 J01 J10 J21 J24 O0 O1 O10
    Date: 2021–10
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nbr:nberwo:29407&r=

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