Decision-making by children |
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Authors: | Shelly Lundberg Jennifer L Romich Kwok Ping Tsang |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;(2) School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;(3) Department of Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA |
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Abstract: | In this paper, we examine the determinants of decision-making power by children and young adolescents. Moving beyond previous
economic models that treat children as goods consumed by adults, we develop a noncooperative model of parental control of
child behavior and child resistance. Using child reports of decision-making and psychological and cognitive measures from
the NLSY79 Child Supplement, we examine the determinants of shared and sole decision-making based on indices created from
seven domains of child activity. We find that the determinants of sole decision-making by the child and shared decision-making
with parents are quite distinct: sharing decisions appears to be a form of parental investment in child development rather
than a simple stage in the transfer of authority. In addition, we find that indicators of child capabilities and preferences
affect reports of decision-making authority in ways that suggest child demand for autonomy as well as parental discretion
in determining these outcomes.
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Keywords: | Children Parents Investment Decisions |
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