Florencia Torche - Stanford
The harmful effect of prenatal stress on children’s development and education: A longitudinal study
Date: 01/24/2019 (Thu)
Time: 3:30pm- 5:00pm
Location: Seminar will be held on-site: Gross Hall 270
Organizer: Giovanna Merli and Chris Bail
Meeting Schedule: Login or email the organizer to schedule a meeting.
All meetings will be held in the same location as the seminar unless otherwise noted.
8:30am - Breakfast- Jessi Streib
10:00am - Marcos Rangel
10:30am - Romina Tome
11:00am - Josh Rivenbark
11:30am - Emma Zang
12:00pm - Lunch-Christina Kamis, Molly Copeland, Jessica West
1:30pm - Tony Guangyu Tong
2:00pm - Christina Gibson-Davis
2:30pm - Merli
3:00pm - Seminar Prep
3:30pm - Seminar Presentation (3:30pm to 5:00pm)
Additional Comments: Abstract: Combining a natural experiment and a panel survey, we examine the effect of prenatal exposure to stress on children’s outcomes. We find persistent negative effects on cognition, executive function, and educational achievement. The negative effect is strong among children in poor families but non-existent among middle-class children. Possible mechanisms for these effects are discussed.