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题  目：The Effect of Childhood Exposure to Cable Television on Child Development   

主讲人：李莉，华东师范大学公共管理学院    

主持人：陆方文，中国人民大学经济学院   

时间：2019年5月29日10:00-11:30    

地点：明德主楼734                   

摘要：This paper examines the effects of cable television exposure during age 0--10 on a variety of adolescent outcomes in rural China. Using household and village survey data from the China Family Panel Studies in 2010, we exploit the heterogeneity in the timing of cable television`s introduction to villages. We find strong evidence that exposure to cable television during childhood significantly raises children`s confidence and locus of control, and improves learning behaviors. The timing of initial exposure matters, and the effect of the timing varies across outcomes. No effect of cable television exposure is detected on cognitive and educational outcomes.          

主讲人简介: 李莉，华东师范大学经济与管理学部公共管理学院助理教授。浙江大学本硕，新加坡国立大学经济学博士。2018年加入华师大前就职于新加坡国立大学李光耀公共政策学院下属的水政策研究所。主要研究领域为劳动经济学、发展经济学和应用微观计量经济学。已有多篇论文发表于国际领先期刊Labour Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, China Economic Review等。

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2019年5月22日