Maternal depression, biased beliefs and parental investment
Children growing up in poverty often do not reach their developmental potential, new research shows.
Parental investment, widely acknowledged as a key input into child human capital, is the leading contributor to developmental gaps that emerge between rich and poor children and to the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage.
For example, poverty increases the risk of maternal depression, which reduces the quantity and quality of parental investment.
This in turn hinders the human capital development of the next generation, who become more likely to stay in poverty, and the cycle continues.
Presenter Victoria Baranov will discuss her paper studying the mechanisms of how maternal depression influences parental investment, specifically focusing on the role of beliefs or subjective expectations.
Presented by
Associate Professor Victoria Baranov, University of Melbourne
A/Prof Baranov is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Melbourne. Her research explores how health, psychological factors, and norms interact with poverty and economic development.
Her interdisciplinary research combines large-scale field experiments, lab-in-the-field experiments, and the latest econometric techniques with innovative research design and measurement to explore (1) the economic consequences of mental illness, (2) the direct and indirect effects of the expansion of AIDS treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, and (3) the relationship between gender norms, violence, and the economics of the household.
Her research has been published in the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, the Journal of Health Economics, the Lancet Psychiatry and other peer-reviewed journals across multiple disciplines. It has also been featured in the Economist and the Guardian.
CHE Seminar Series
As part of our Centre's vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions, where discussion and debate is encouraged.
Event Details
- Date:
- 4 May 2022 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- Hybrid (in-person and online). Caulfield campus Building H, Level 9, Room H9.02. See Zoom link below.
- Categories:
- Health Economics; CHE Seminar
Description
Children growing up in poverty often do not reach their developmental potential, new research shows.
Parental investment, widely acknowledged as a key input into child human capital, is the leading contributor to developmental gaps that emerge between rich and poor children and to the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage.
For example, poverty increases the risk of maternal depression, which reduces the quantity and quality of parental investment.
This in turn hinders the human capital development of the next generation, who become more likely to stay in poverty, and the cycle continues.
Presenter Victoria Baranov will discuss her paper studying the mechanisms of how maternal depression influences parental investment, specifically focusing on the role of beliefs or subjective expectations.
Presented by
Associate Professor Victoria Baranov, University of Melbourne
A/Prof Baranov is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Melbourne. Her research explores how health, psychological factors, and norms interact with poverty and economic development.
Her interdisciplinary research combines large-scale field experiments, lab-in-the-field experiments, and the latest econometric techniques with innovative research design and measurement to explore (1) the economic consequences of mental illness, (2) the direct and indirect effects of the expansion of AIDS treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, and (3) the relationship between gender norms, violence, and the economics of the household.
Her research has been published in the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, the Journal of Health Economics, the Lancet Psychiatry and other peer-reviewed journals across multiple disciplines. It has also been featured in the Economist and the Guardian.
CHE Seminar Series
As part of our Centre's vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions, where discussion and debate is encouraged.