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1 online resource (x, 538 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
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National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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"National Bureau of Economic Research"--Cover. |
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"The papers in this volume were presented at a conference at the South Seas Plantation in December 1999"--Page xi. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Risky behavior among youths: some issues from behavioral economics / Ted O'Donoghue and Matthew Rabin -- Youth smoking in the United States: evidence and implications / Jonathan Gruber and Jonathan Zinman -- Teens and traffic safety / Thomas S. Dee and William N. Evans -- The sexual activity and birth-control use of American Teenagers / Phillip B. Levine -- Explaining the rise in youth suicide / David M. Cutler, Edward L. Glaeser, and Karen E. Norberg -- Marijuana and youth / Rosalie Liccardo Pacula [and others] -- The determinants of juvenile crime / Steven D. Levitt and Lance Lochner -- Environment and persistence in youthful drinking patterns / Philip J. Cook and Michael J. Moore -- Dropout and enrollment trends in the postwar period: what went wrong in the 1970s? / David Carl and Thomas Lemieux -- Youths at nutrition risk: malnourished or misnourished? / Jay Bhattacharya and Janet Currie. |
| Summary |
Every day young people engage in risky behaviors that affect not only their immediate well-being but their long-term health and safety. These well-honed essays apply diverse economic analyses to a wide range of unsafe activities, including teen drinking and driving, smoking, drug use, unprotected sex, and criminal activity. Economic principles are further applied to mental health and performance issues such as teenage depression, suicide, nutritional disorders, and high school dropout rates. Together, the essays yield notable findings: price and regulatory incentives are critical determinants. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Youth -- Psychology -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.
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Youth -- Psychology. |
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Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.
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Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence. |
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Decision making in adolescence -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.
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Decision making in adolescence. |
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Risk-Taking. |
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Adolescent. |
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Social Problems. |
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United States. |
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Congress.
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Electronic books.
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Youth. |
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Gruber, Jonathan.
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National Bureau of Economic Research.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Risky behavior among youths. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2001 0226310132 9780226310138 (DLC) 00047973 (OCoLC)45058668 |
| ISBN |
9780226309972 (electronic book) |
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0226309975 (electronic book) |
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0226310132 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226310138 |
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