The impact of economic adversity on adolescent self-esteem: Evidence from Ethiopia
利用埃塞俄比亚家庭中父母与子女的个体数据，结合生长期降雨量变化，发现青少年时期遭遇的负面经济冲击会显著且持久地降低自尊，并可能影响下一代。
This paper investigates the relationship between self-esteem and random negative economic shocks experienced during the formative stages of the life cycle. Combining individual data from parents and children within the same household, with rainfall variation during the growing season in Ethiopia, we find that negative shocks experienced during adolescence have a relevant negative and persistent effect on self-esteem. Moreover, we find some tentative evidence that these shocks may have an effect that spans generations.