Paper by Giuseppe Sorrenti accepted in The Review of Economic Studies
The article "The Causal Impact of Socio-Emotional Skills Training on Educational Success" by research fellow Giuseppe Sorrenti (University of Amsterdam) and co-authors Ulf Zölitz (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Denis Ribeaud (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and Manuel Eisner (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) has been published online in the The Review of Economic Studies.
Abstract
We study the long-term effects of a randomized intervention targeting children’s socio-emotional skills. The classroom-based intervention for primary school children has positive impacts that persist for over a decade. Treated children become more likely to complete academic high school and enroll in university. Two mechanisms drive these results. Treated children show fewer ADHD symptoms: they are less impulsive and less disruptive. They also attain higher grades, but they do not score higher on standardized tests. The long-term effects on educational attainment thus appear to be driven by changes in socio-emotional skills rather than cognitive skills.
Article citation and access to full article:
Giuseppe Sorrenti Ulf Zölitz, Denis Ribeaud, and Manuel Eisner, The Causal Impact of Socio-Emotional Skills Training on Educational Success, The Review of Economic Studies, accepted paper, doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdae018.