Citation
Waddell, G. R. (2012). Adolescent drug use and the deterrent effect of school-imposed penalties.
Economics of Education Review. vol. 31 (6) pp. 961-969
Abstract
Estimates of the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana are biased if both are determined by unobservable school or individual attributes. Reverse causality is also a potential challenge to retrieving estimates of the causal relationship, as the severity of school sanctions may simply reflect the need for more-severe sanctions. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, I offer an instrumental-variables approach to retrieving an estimate of the causal response of marijuana use to sanctions and thereby demonstrate the efficacy of school-imposed penalties as a deterrent to adolescent drug use. This suggests that school sanctions may have important long-run benefits.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.07.002Reference Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Economics of Education Review
Author(s)
Waddell, G. R.
Year Published
2012
Volume Number
31
Issue Number
6
Pages
961-969
DOI
10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.07.002
Reference ID
1690
