Risky Behavior among Youths: An Economic Analysis
Jonathan Gruber, editor
Published in January 2001 by University of Chicago Press
© 2001 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
NBER Program(s):, CH, HE, HC
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536 pages
ISBN: 0-226-31013-2
Table of Contents
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Front matter, acknowledgments, table of contents:
Jonathan Gruber
(p. -12 - 0)
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Introduction:
Jonathan Gruber
(p. 1 - 28)
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Risky Behavior among Youths: Some Issues from Behavioral Economics:
Ted O'Donoghue, Matthew Rabin
(p. 29 - 68)
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Youth Smoking in the United States: Evidence and Implications:
Jonathan Gruber, Jonathan Zinman
(p. 69 - 120)
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Teens and Traffic Safety:
Thomas S. Dee, William N. Evans
(p. 121 - 166)
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The Sexual Activity and Birth-Control Use of American Teenagers:
Phillip B. Levine
(p. 167 - 218)
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Explaining the Rise in Youth Suicide:
David M. Cutler, Edward L. Glaeser, Karen E. Norberg
(p. 219 - 270)
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Marijuana and Youth:
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Michael Grossman, Frank J. Chaloupka, Patrick M. O'Malley, Lloyd D. Johnston, Matthew C. Farrelly
(p. 271 - 326)
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The Determinants of Juvenile Crime:
Steven D. Levitt, Lance Lochner
(p. 327 - 374)
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Environment and Persistence in Youthful Drinking Patterns:
Philip J. Cook, Michael J. Moore
(p. 375 - 438)
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Dropout and Enrollment Trends in the Postwar Period: What Went Wrong in the 1970s?:
David Card, Thomas Lemieux
(p. 439 - 482)
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Youths at Nutrition Risk: Malnourished or Misnourished?:
Jay Bhattacharya, Janet Currie
(p. 483 - 522)
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List of Contributors, Indexes:
Jonathan Gruber
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