The bilingual gap in children's language, emotional, and pro-social development
In this paper we examine whether – conditional on other child endowments and family inputs – bilingual children achieve different language, emotional, and pro-social developmental outcomes. Our data, which allow us to analyze children's development in a dynamic framework, are extracted from the...
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oai:doaj.org-article:ecabd35483a34cab949b9c566bfa2cf72021-12-05T14:11:08ZThe bilingual gap in children's language, emotional, and pro-social development2193-899710.2478/izajole-2021-0001https://doaj.org/article/ecabd35483a34cab949b9c566bfa2cf72021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/izajole-2021-0001https://doaj.org/toc/2193-8997In this paper we examine whether – conditional on other child endowments and family inputs – bilingual children achieve different language, emotional, and pro-social developmental outcomes. Our data, which allow us to analyze children's development in a dynamic framework, are extracted from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). We model the development production functions for bilingual children using cumulative value-added specifications, which account for parental investments and children's own ability. Analysis based on child age confirms that bilingual children initially have worse language skills than their monolingual peers. The commencement of schooling appears to attenuate these differences, and by age seven, bilingual children have a developmental advantage. We find evidence of a positive relationship between bilingualism and some aspects of emotional development, and it is mainly boys who appear to benefit from their bilingual background.Cobb-Clark Deborah A.Harmon ColmStaneva AnitaSciendoarticlecognitive and non-cognitive skillsproduction functionvalue-added modelcohort studiesi20j24d10Economic growth, development, planningHD72-88Labor. Work. Working classHD4801-8943ENIZA Journal of Labor Economics, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 503-527 (2021) |
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In this paper we examine whether – conditional on other child endowments and family inputs – bilingual children achieve different language, emotional, and pro-social developmental outcomes. Our data, which allow us to analyze children's development in a dynamic framework, are extracted from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). We model the development production functions for bilingual children using cumulative value-added specifications, which account for parental investments and children's own ability. Analysis based on child age confirms that bilingual children initially have worse language skills than their monolingual peers. The commencement of schooling appears to attenuate these differences, and by age seven, bilingual children have a developmental advantage. We find evidence of a positive relationship between bilingualism and some aspects of emotional development, and it is mainly boys who appear to benefit from their bilingual background. |
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The bilingual gap in children's language, emotional, and pro-social development |
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