IQCE Policy Brief No. 4 by Nirosha VargheseTiming and scarring effects of early childhood sleep: do they matter for later human capital formation?

15 February 2020

IQCE Policy Brief No. 4, February 2020: "Timing and scarring effects of early childhood sleep: do they matter for later human capital formation?" by Nirosha Varghese

Key Findings

• Childhood sleep problems are associated withlower scores on all cognitive outcomes including IQ in later ages.

• A cumulative model gives the best fit indicating a dose-response relationship.Longer the exposure; larger the effect.

• Past sleep problems scar.

• Non-cognitive outcomes including behavioral difficulties could mediate the relationship between sleep and cognition.

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