Illicit drug use and educational attainment

This paper uses data from the National Education Longitudinal Study to estimate the association between illicit drug use during high school and the number of years of schooling completed. The analysis accounts for the possibility that drug use is endogenous using two methods: (1) by controlling for...

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Published in:Health economics 2006-05, Vol.15 (5), p.489-511
Main Author: Chatterji, Pinka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Adolescent
Drug abusers
education
Educational Status
Empirical Research
Female
High schools
human capital
Humans
illicit drug use
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Models, Statistical
Street Drugs
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:This paper uses data from the National Education Longitudinal Study to estimate the association between illicit drug use during high school and the number of years of schooling completed. The analysis accounts for the possibility that drug use is endogenous using two methods: (1) by controlling for individual‐level characteristics measured before high school entrance; and (2) by using an instrumental variables method, with state drug policies and 8th grade school characteristics as identifying variables. Findings suggest that marijuana use and cocaine use in high school are associated with reductions in the number of years of schooling completed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1057-9230
1099-1050
DOI:10.1002/hec.1085