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on Neuroeconomics |
| By: | Laura Outhwaite (UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities) |
| Abstract: | Inequalities in children's cognitive and socioemotional skills emerge early and persist throughout childhood. This study examines how multiple dimensions of children's developmental contexts, including demographic, socioeconomic and family circumstances, predict age 3 outcomes using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (2012-2022). In a cross-sectional sample of 5, 700 3-year-olds and their families, results showed that child health, the home learning environment, turning 3 during Covid-19, child ethnicity, parent education, and financial strain in the home significantly predicted early outcomes in communication, daily living, socialisation, and motor skills. Although income-related eligibility for early years pupil premium did not predict early outcomes, this may reflect the inadequacies of this indicator for capturing all families facing financial difficulties. There was also an increasing gap in early outcomes as children experienced more indicators related to disadvantage, relative to children with no indicators. Overall, this study highlights the importance of a multidimensional approach for understanding and reducing early educational inequalities. |
| Keywords: | socioeconomic circumstances; early years; child development; inequalities |
| JEL: | I24 |
| Date: | 2025–05 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ucl:cepeow:25-05 |
| By: | Medha Shanker |
| Abstract: | This paper presents an in-depth examination of how celestial patterns - specifically lunar phases and sunlight exposure - influence human mood, sleep quality, and cognitive performance. Through a combination of primary survey data (n=60), mathematical modeling, meta-analysis of 27 studies, and longitudinal data from global research initiatives, we demonstrate significant correlations between these celestial phenomena and various aspects of human behavior. Our findings reveal a logarithmic relationship between sunlight exposure and mood improvement, cyclical patterns in productivity aligned with lunar phases, and distinct clusters of behavioral responses to celestial influences. The study bridges empirical data with theoretical models to provide a nuanced understanding of these complex relationships. Statistical analysis reveals moderate effect sizes (Cohen's d ranging from 0.29 to 0.53) across multiple domains, suggesting celestial influences represent a meaningful contributor to human behavioral variance. Key words: celestial, celestial pattern, human, human mood, behaviour |
| Date: | 2025–04 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:vor:issues:2025-52-04 |