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Title: The Effect of Illicit Drug Use on the Labor Supply of Young Adults
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1. Kaestner, Robert
The Effect of Illicit Drug Use on the Labor Supply of Young Adults
Journal of Human Resources 29,1 (Winter 1994): 126-155.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/146059
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Keyword(s): Drug Use; Employment, Youth; Illegal Activities; Labor Supply

This paper analyzes the effects of illicit drug use on the labor supply of young adults using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The paper investigates whether the frequency and timing of marijuana and cocaine use are systematically related to the labor supply, and presents both cross-sectional and panel data estimates. The cross-sectional results are consistent with those of previous researchers, and suggest that illicit drug use has large, negative effects on labor supply. The longitudinal results, however, suggest that illicit drug use does not have a significant adverse impact on labor supply. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
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Kaestner, Robert. "The Effect of Illicit Drug Use on the Labor Supply of Young Adults." Journal of Human Resources 29,1 (Winter 1994): 126-155.