The Causal Effects of Youth Cigarette Addiction and Education.

Autor/inn/en	Hai, Rong; Heckman, James J.
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	The Causal Effects of Youth Cigarette Addiction and Education.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research (2022), 49 S. PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper series. w30304
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
DOI	10.3386/w30304
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Arbeitnehmer; Bildungsökonomie; Gesundheitsverhalten; Rauchen; Sucht; USA; Bildungsniveau; Kausalanalyse; Bildungsökonomie; Gesundheitsverhalten; Rauchen; Sucht; Regierungspolitik; Arbeitspapier; Kausalanalyse; Arbeitnehmer; Jugendlicher; Junger Erwachsener; USA
Abstract	We develop and estimate a life-cycle model in a rational addiction framework where youth choose to smoke, attend school, work part-time, and consume while facing borrowing constraints. The model features multiple channels for studying the reciprocal causal effects of addiction and education. Variations in endowments and cigarette prices are sources of identification. We show that education causally reduces smoking. A counterfactual experiment finds that in absence of cigarettes, college attendance rises by three percentage points in the population. A practical alternative of 40% additional excise tax achieves similar results. Impacts vary substantially across persons of different cognitive and non-cognitive abilities.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2023/1