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The Role of Friends in the Opioid Epidemic

Adamopoulou, Effrosyni; Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

The role of friends in the US opioid epidemic is examined. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health), adults aged 25-34 and their high school best friends are focused on. An instrumental variable technique is employed to estimate peer effects in opioid...

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Marijuana Use and High School Dropout : The Influence of Unobservables

McCaffrey, Daniel F. - 2008

In this study we reconsider the relationship between heavy and persistent marijuana use and high school dropout status using a unique prospective panel study of over 4500 7th grade students from South Dakota who are followed up through high school. Propensity score weighting is used to adjust...

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The Hot Hand in the NBA 3-Point Contest : The Importance of Location, Location, Location

Lantis, Robert M.; Nesson, Erik T. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Do basketball players exhibit a hot hand? Results from controlled shooting situations suggest the answer is yes, while results from in-game shooting are mixed. Are the differing results because a hot hand is only present in similar shots or because testing for the hot hand in game situations is...

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Athletes Greatly Benefit from Participation in Sports at the College and Secondary Level

Heckman, James J.; Loughlin, Colleen P. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

participation in sports for student athletes. Anecdotes about the exploitation of student athletes were cited in the opinion. This …-school pursuits to examine the generality of these anecdotes. On average, student athletes' benefit- often substantially so--in terms …

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No Revenge for Nerds? Evaluating the Careers of Ivy League Athletes

Amornsiripanitch, Natee; Gompers, Paul A.; Hu, George; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

This paper compares the careers of Ivy League athletes to those of their non-athlete classmates. Combining team …-level information on all Ivy League athletes from 1970 to 2021 with resume data for all Ivy League graduates, we examine both post …-graduate education and career choices as well as career outcomes. In terms of industry choice, athletes are far more likely to go into …

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When do informational interventions work? : experimental evidence from New York City high school choice

Cohodes, Sarah; Corcoran, Sean P.; Jennings, Jennifer; … - 2022

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Human Capital and Social Capital : The Rise of Secondary Schooling in America, 1910 to 1940

Goldin, Claudia; Katz, Lawrence F. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1998

The United States led all other nations in the development of universal and publicly-funded secondary school education and much of the growth occurred from 1910 to 1940. The focus here is on the reasons for the high school movement' in American generally and why it occurred so early and swiftly...

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How America Graduated from High School : 1910 to 1960

Goldin, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1994

Human capital accumulation and technological change were to the twentieth century what physical capital accumulation was to the nineteenth century -- the engine of growth. The accumulation of human capital accounts for almost 60% of all capital formation and 28% of the per capita growth residual...

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupted Both School Bullying and Cyberbullying

Bacher-Hicks, Andrew; Goodman, Joshua S.; Green, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

One-fifth of U.S. high school students report being bullied each year. We use internet search data for real-time tracking of bullying patterns as COVID-19 disrupted in-person schooling. We first show that, prepandemic, internet searches contain useful information about actual bullying behavior....

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When Do Informational Interventions Work? Experimental Evidence from New York City High School Choice

Cohodes, Sarah; Corcoran, Sean P.; Jennings, Jennifer; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This paper reports the results of a large, school-level randomized controlled trial evaluating a set of three informational interventions for young people choosing high schools in 473 middle schools, serving over 115,000 8th graders. The interventions differed in their level of customization to...

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