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Adolescent Depression and Educational Attainment : Results Using Sibling Fixed Effects

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2009

This paper contributes to the literature on the relationship between adolescent depression and educational attainment … in the literature to control for sibling fixed effects in examining the relationship between adolescent depressive …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014208001

Nonmarital and Teen Fertility

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2017

This chapter explores trends, causes and consequences of nonmarital and teen fertility in the United States and in selected European countries. First, we describe some key factors, including changes in economic institutions and family planning technologies, that likely contribute to the large...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012954061

Adults Behaving Badly : The Effects of Own and Peer Parents' Incarceration on Adolescent Criminal Activities

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2017

learning mechanisms. Peer maternal incarceration increases adolescent female criminal activities and reduces male crime and the …

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Tobacco Use, Taxation and Self Control in Adolescence

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2009

control nor mitigating externalities. We use data on adolescents from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health … reduce adolescent tobacco use …

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Education and Labor Market Consequences of Teenage Childbearing : Evidence Using the Timing of Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Fixed Effects

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2008

The question of whether giving birth as a teenager has negative economic consequences for the mother remains controversial despite substantial research. In this paper, we build upon existing literature, especially the literature that uses the experience of teenagers who had a miscarriage as the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464799

Estimating the Effects of Friendship Networks on Health Behaviors of Adolescents

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2012

This paper estimates the effects of friends' health behaviors, smoking and drinking, on own health behaviors for adolescents while controlling for the effects of correlated unobservables between those friends. Specifically, the effect of friends' health behaviors is identified by comparing...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460407

Adolescent Depression and Adult Labor Market Outcomes

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2012

effects of adolescent depression on labor market outcomes. Results suggest reductions in labor force attachment of … adolescent. These effects are only partially reduced when controlling for channels operating through educational attainment … heterogeneity. Overall, the results suggest that the links between adolescent depression and labor market outcomes are quite robust …

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The Human Capital Consequences of Teenage Childbearing : Can We Really Know What They Are?

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2008

Whether giving birth as a teenager has negative economic consequences for the mother is a question that has been the topic of a substantial body of research, yet the answer remains controversial. In this paper, we build upon existing literature, especially the literature that uses the experience...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012725861

Education and Labor Market Consequences of Teenage Childbearing : Evidence Using the Timing of Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Fixed Effects

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012772447

Social Interactions in Adolescent Television Viewing

Fletcher, Jason M. - 2008

participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The reported television viewing choices of an … modeling the determinants of adolescent television viewing and suggestions for future policy interventions. The presence of … positively affect adolescent obesity, emotional problems, and academic achievement …

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