Child mental health and human capital accumulation: The case of ADHD revisited

Citation

Fletcher, Jason; Wolfe, Barbara; & L (2007). Child mental health and human capital accumulation: The case of ADHD revisited. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series. vol. No. 13474

Abstract

Recently, Currie and Stabile (2006) made a significant contribution to our understanding of the influence of ADHD symptoms on a variety of school outcomes including participation in special education, grade repetition and test scores. Their contributions include using a broad sample of children and estimating sibling fixed effects models to control for unobserved family effects. In this paper we look at a sample of older children and confirm and extend many of the JCMS findings in terms of a broader set of measures of human capital and additional specifications.

URL

http://www.nber.org/papers/w13474

Notes

Author contact info: Jason Fletcher University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs 1225 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 E-Mail: jfletcher@lafollette.wisc.edu Barbara L. Wolfe 7422 Social Science Building University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 Tel: 608/263-2029 Fax: 608/265-3119 E-Mail: BWolfe@wisc.edu

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series

Author(s)

Fletcher, Jason
Wolfe, Barbara
L

Year Published

2007

Volume Number

No. 13474

DOI

10.3386/w13474

Reference ID

8621