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Sally Zhang

@sallyzhangecon.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Development, Labor, Economics of the Family. Personal website: zhangsally.com

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Sally Zhang @sallyzhangecon.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
🎇 NEW Working Paper 🎇 When does adversity make you stronger? Leonard Wantchekon and I find that adverse weather boosts noncognitive skills, such as GSE and self-esteem, in Ethiopian adolescents. Our results support a model of child agency and learning-by-doing. A thread 🧵:
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NBER @nber.org · 30/12/2024
When does adversity make you stronger? Adverse weather boosts noncognitive skills like generalized self-efficacy and self-esteem in Ethiopian adolescents, with child agency being key, from Leonard Wantchekon and Sally Zhang www.nber.org/papers/w33305
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