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1.	Burgess, Simon M. Gardiner, Karen N. Propper, Carol
1.	Economic Determinants of Truancy Working Paper No. CASEpaper 61, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, England, September 2002. Also: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/case/cp/CASEpaper61.pdf Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: STICERD Publications Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Endogeneity; School Progress; Schooling; Time Use; Truancy Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Truancy is often seen as irrational behaviour on the part of school age youth. This paper takes the opposite view and models truancy as the solution to a time allocation problem in which youths derive current returns from activities that reduce time spent at school. The model is estimated using a US panel dataset, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, and the estimation allows for the possible endogeneity of returns from these competing activities. The results show that truancy is a function of the estimated economic returns from work, crime and school.
	Bibliography Citation Burgess, Simon M., Karen N. Gardiner and Carol Propper. "Economic Determinants of Truancy." Working Paper No. CASEpaper 61, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, England, September 2002.

2.	Burgess, Simon M. Propper, Carol
2.	An Economic Model of Household Income Dynamics, with an Application to Poverty Dynamics Among American Women Discussion Paper Series No. 1830 0265-8003, Centre for Economic Policy Research,London, England March 1998. Also: http://www.cepr.demon.co.uk/pubs/new-dps/dpframen.htm Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Centre for Economic Policy Research, London Keyword(s): Household Income; Household Models; Labor Force Participation; Poverty; Women's Studies Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The rise in inequality and poverty is one of the most important economic and social issues in recent times. But in contrast to the literature on individual earnings inequality, there has been little work modelling (as opposed to documenting) household income dynamics. This is largely because of the difficulties created by the fact that on top of the human capital issues that arise in personal earnings, individuals are continually forming, dissolving and reforming household units. This paper proposes a framework for modelling household income dynamics. It emphasizes the role of household formation and dissolution and labour market participation. It allows standard economic theory to address the issues of household, as distinct from individual, income and poverty dynamics. In this paper, we illustrate this framework with an application to poverty rates among young women in the United States. We use this model to analyse differences in poverty experiences, particularly between black and white women.
	Bibliography Citation Burgess, Simon M. and Carol Propper. "An Economic Model of Household Income Dynamics, with an Application to Poverty Dynamics Among American Women." Discussion Paper Series No. 1830 0265-8003, Centre for Economic Policy Research,London, England March 1998.

3.	Burgess, Simon M. Propper, Carol
3.	Early Health Related Behaviours and Their Impact on Later Life Chances: Evidence from the US Health Economics 7,5 (August 1998): 381-399. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1050%28199808%297:5%3C381::AID-HEC359%3E3.0.CO;2-B/abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Wiley Online Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Behavior, Violent; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Deviance; Drug Use; Earnings; Health Factors; Illegal Activities; Marital Stability; Marriage Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper uses evidence from the US to examine the impact of adolescent illegal consumption and violent behaviour on later life chances. Specifically, we look at the effect of such behaviour by young men in late adolescence on productivity and household formation ten years on. We find that alcohol and soft drug consumption have no harmful effects on economic prospects in later life. In contrast, hard drug consumption and violent behaviour in adolescence are both associated with lower productivity even by the time the individuals are in their late twenties. These effects are substantial and affect earnings levels and earnings growth. These results are robust to the inclusion of a rich set of additional controls measuring aspects of the individuals' backgrounds. However, we find no evidence of any of these behaviours significantly affecting household formation. The data we use in this paper are taken from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY)....The survey is on-going; we use data through 1992. ...The key variables that we focus on arise from questions asked in 1980. These therefore relate to the choices and experiences of the respondents as adolescents (90% are between the ages of 16 and 22).
	Bibliography Citation Burgess, Simon M. and Carol Propper. "Early Health Related Behaviours and Their Impact on Later Life Chances: Evidence from the US." Health Economics 7,5 (August 1998): 381-399.

4.	Burgess, Simon M. Propper, Carol Aassve, Arnstein Ermisch, John F.
4.	The Role of Income in Marriage and Divorce Transitions Among Young Americans Journal of Population Economics 16,3 (August 2003): 455-476. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/4kawe3m3puxlxb3t/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Divorce; Household Income; Income; Marriage Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The paper investigates the importance of income in young Americans decisions to form and dissolve households. Using data on young American men and women from the NLSY, an important role for income in both these transitions is found. There are significant differences between young men and women. High earnings capacity increases the probability of marriage and decreases the probability of divorce for young men. High earnings capacity decreases the probability of marriage for young women, and has no impact on divorce. Copyright of Journal of Population Economics is the property of Springer Science & Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
	Bibliography Citation Burgess, Simon M., Carol Propper, Arnstein Aassve and John F. Ermisch. "The Role of Income in Marriage and Divorce Transitions Among Young Americans." Journal of Population Economics 16,3 (August 2003): 455-476.

5.	Burgess, Simon M. Propper, Carol Gardiner, Karen N.
5.	School, Family and County Effects on Adolescents' Later Life Chances Journal of Family and Economic Issues 27,2 (Summer 2006): 155-184. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/574tg055k2017568/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Keyword(s): Family Characteristics; Family Influences; Neighborhood Effects; Poverty; School Characteristics/Rating/Safety; School Quality; Schooling Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper explores the links between family, school and area background influences during adolescence and later adult economic outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on data covering the period 1979 to 1996, drawn from the 1979 US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. For a sample of individuals aged 14–19 in 1979, we estimate the association between family, school and area characteristics when growing up, on adult earnings capacity and poverty risk. We show that including all these influences jointly, family and school quality generally have significant associations with adult outcomes, but that area influences generally do not.
	Bibliography Citation Burgess, Simon M., Carol Propper and Karen N. Gardiner. "School, Family and County Effects on Adolescents' Later Life Chances." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 27,2 (Summer 2006): 155-184.

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