The effect of youth alcohol initiation on high school completion

Koch, Steven F.; McGeary, Kerry Anne

dc.contributor.author	Koch, Steven F.
dc.contributor.author	McGeary, Kerry Anne
dc.date.accessioned	2007-10-22T06:42:43Z
dc.date.available	2007-10-22T06:42:43Z
dc.date.issued	2005-10
dc.description.abstract	The social environment inherent in schools impacts both alcohol consumption onset and high school completion. The results reported here, based on data from the 1979–96 NLSY panels, show that the social coincidences between alcohol consumption and education are important determinants of both education completion and alcohol onset. Ignoring the social nature of these simultaneous decisions underestimates the impact of alcohol onset on education. After correcting for the presence of an endogenous positive relationship between schooling and alcohol consumption, we find that alcohol initiation before age 14 significantly reduces the probability of timeously completing high school by between 7% and 22%.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Koch, SF & McGeary, KA 2005, ‘The effect of youth alcohol initiation on high school completion’, Economic Inquiry, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 750–765. [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/subs.asp?ref=0095-2583]	en
dc.identifier.issn	1465-7295
dc.identifier.other	10.1093/ei/cbi052
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/3774
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Blackwell	en
dc.rights	Blackwell. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com	en
dc.subject	Youth alcohol consumption	en
dc.subject	High school completion	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Youth -- Alcohol use
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Secondary
dc.title	The effect of youth alcohol initiation on high school completion	en
dc.type	Postprint Article	en