Illegal drug use and employment

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: DeSimone, J
• 署名单位: University of North Carolina; East Carolina University; National Bureau of Economic Research
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/342893
• 发表日期: 2002
• 页码: 952-977
• 关键词: young-adults; illicit drugs; Substance use; marijuana; cocaine; demand; wages; MODEL

摘要

This article investigates the relationship between employment and the use of marijuana and cocaine for males in National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data from 1984 and 1988. Previous studies yielding mixed evidence may have inadequately accounted for the simultaneity between drug consumption and employment. I implement an instrumental variable procedure that identifies drug use with variables that are empirically unrelated to employment, including the regional cocaine price and a state marijuana decriminalization indicator. Results indicate that the use of each drug substantially reduces the likelihood of employment. Exogeneity tests reveal that standard probit estimates are severely biased toward zero.