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Author: Kaplan, Erin
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Ignorance and Bliss: Early Onset Mood Disorders, Human Capital Accumulation, and Labor Market Outcomes in Early Adulthood Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 2012 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh Keyword(s): Crime; Depression (see also CESD); Health, Mental/Psychological; High School Completion/Graduates; Human Capital; Labor Market Outcomes; Marriage; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Though the link between adolescent depression and high school completion has been demonstrated in several previous studies, this paper extends the analysis of early onset mood disorders to include several long-term outcomes. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort (NLSY-97) this study establishes a link between early onset mood disorders and postsecondary education, labor market outcomes, marriage, criminal activity and substance abuse. This paper contributes to the existing literature in two important ways. First, the NLSY-97 follows respondents from high school into early adulthood, enabling me to make an argument against reverse causality. Second, I observe symptoms of depression over time, which provides insight into the mechanisms by which adolescent depression affects long-term outcomes. The results indicate that the long-term effects of early onset depression are significant, and result from both the initial depressive episode as well as recurrent symptoms experienced later in life. |
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Kaplan, Erin. "Ignorance and Bliss: Early Onset Mood Disorders, Human Capital Accumulation, and Labor Market Outcomes in Early Adulthood." Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 2012. |
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Three Essays on Labor Economics Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara, December 2011 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): College Cost; Depression (see also CESD); Divorce; Employment; Fertility; Human Capital; Labor Market Outcomes; Legislation Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This dissertation consists of three separate chapters on topics in labor economics. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort (NLSY-97) the first chapter, entitled “Ignorance and Bliss: Early Onset Depression, Human Capital Accumulation and Labor Market Outcomes in Early Adulthood,” establishes a link between early onset mood disorders and post-secondary education, labor market outcomes, marriage, criminal activity and substance abuse. In addition, controlling for contemporaneous depression symptoms provides insight into the mechanisms by which adolescent depression affects long-term outcomes. The results of this analysis indicate that the negative long-term outcomes associated with early onset depression symptoms are significant, and result from both the initial depressive episode as well as recurrent symptoms experienced later in life. The second chapter, entitled “Student Responses to Changes in the Cost of Pos- Secondary Education,” focuses primarily on the effect of changes in tuition and financial aid on the education and labor market choices of post-secondary students. The existing literature dealing with the cost of education focuses primarily on education outcomes. Given the large proportion of students who work while in school, this focus provides an incomplete picture of how students adapt to changes in the cost of education. In this chapter, I develop a theoretical model to illustrate tradeoffs between formal human capital accumulation and labor market participation, which yields predictions about how college cost affects student employment decisions. My empirical analysis is problematic for several reasons, and I do not find evidence to support the predictions of my theoretical model. Despite the lack of empirical evidence, the theoretical model presented here may be a useful starting point for future researchers. The third chapter, entitled “The Impact of Divorce Law Changes on Fertility Decisions,” examines the relationship between fertility and unilateral and no-fault divorce laws. The results provide evidence that unilateral divorce laws may have decreased birthrates. Further, we analyze the effect unilateral and no-fault divorce laws have on the birth rate among women with different demographic characteristics such as age, marital status, and level of education. We find that unilateral divorce laws result in a decrease in birthrates among married women. Additionally, there are differing effects of no-fault divorce laws across age groups, with a significant positive effect on women aged 15 to 29. In contrast, it appears that unilateral divorce laws decrease fertility rates of women across all age groups and across all levels of education. |
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Bibliography Citation
Kaplan, Erin. Three Essays on Labor Economics. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara, December 2011. |