Borra, C;
Iacovou, M;
Sevilla, A;
(2012)
The effect of breastfeeding on children's cognitive and noncognitive development.
Labour Economics
, 19
(4)
pp. 496-515.
10.1016/j.labeco.2012.05.007.
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Abstract
This paper uses propensity score matching methods to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and children's cognitive and noncognitive development. We find that breastfeeding for four weeks is positively and statistically significantly associated with higher cognitive test scores, by around one tenth of a standard deviation. The association between breastfeeding and noncognitive development is weaker, and is restricted to children of less educated mothers. We conclude that interventions which increase breastfeeding rates would improve not only children's health, but also their cognitive skills, and possibly also their noncognitive development.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The effect of breastfeeding on children's cognitive and noncognitive development |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.labeco.2012.05.007 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2012.05.007 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10115648 |
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