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Exploring Social Preferences Formation in Young Children Using a Longitudinal Survey from Thailand

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  • Suparee Boonmanunt
  • Wasinee Jantorn
  • Varunee Khruapradit
  • Weerachart Kilenthong

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This study investigates children’s social preferences and their associated factors using a longitudinal dataset from an ongoing early childhood panel in rural Thailand with rich information on children, family structure, caregivers, and households. We find several factors, from internalizing behavior problems and child order to family structure and household donation decisions, are correlated with children’s social preferences, whereas other variables, such as screen time, socialization activities, and caregivers’ characteristics, are not.

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  • Suparee Boonmanunt & Wasinee Jantorn & Varunee Khruapradit & Weerachart Kilenthong, 2026. "Exploring Social Preferences Formation in Young Children Using a Longitudinal Survey from Thailand," PIER Discussion Papers 257, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research.
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    1. Boonmanunt, Suparee W. & Jantorn, Wasinee & Khruapradit, Varunee & Kilenthong, Weerachart T., 2025. "Intergenerational transmission of time preferences: Evidence from rural Thailand," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
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    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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