Bibliotheca generalis ex bibliothecis duorum doctissimorum theologorum, & eximii cujusdam Medici, nuper defunctorum, composita [[electronic resource] ] : Cujus auctio habebitur Londini apud Tom's Coffee-House prope Ludgate adjacentem, vico vulgo dicto Ludgate-Hill, die Lunæ octavo Decemb. 1690. / / Per Jo. Bullord, bibl

• Record Nr.: UNISA996396015803316
• Autore: Bullord John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [London], : Catalogues are distributed gratis, at Will's Coffee-House at the west end of the Court of Requests, Westminster, Mr. Nott's in the Pall-Mall, Mr. Goodwin's at the Maiden-Head in Fleet-street, J. Bullord's at the Old Black Bear in St. Paul's Church-Yard, Mr. Rich. Parker's at the Unicorn on the Piazza under the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, booksellers and at the place of sale., [1690]
• Descrizione fisica: [2], 68, [2], 69-84, 81-113, 114-116, 114, [1] p
• Soggetti: Book auctions - England; Catalogs, Booksellers' - England
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Latino
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Place of publication suggested by Wing.; With a separate t.p. preceeding p. 69: The English part of the bibliotheca generalis, ...; Reproduction of original in the British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018

Risky behavior among youths [[electronic resource] ] : an economic analysis / / edited by Jonathan Gruber

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782996703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2001
• ISBN: 1-282-00486-7; 9786612004865; 0-226-30997-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (551 p.)
• Collana: National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
• Altri autori (Persone): GruberJonathan
• Disciplina: 305.235
• Soggetti: Decision making in adolescence - Economic aspects; Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence - Economic aspects; Youth - Psychology - Economic aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Risky Behavior among Youths -- 2. Youth Smoking in the United States -- 3. Teens and Traffic Safety -- 4. The Sexual Activity and Birth-Control Use of American Teenagers -- 5. Explaining the Rise in Youth Suicide -- 6. Marijuana and Youth -- 7. The Determinants of Juvenile Crime -- 8. Environment and Persistence in Youthful Drinking Patterns -- 9. Dropout and Enrollment Trends in the Postwar Period -- 10. Youths at Nutrition Risk -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Every day young people engage in risky behaviors that affect not only their immediate well-being but their long-term health and safety. These well-honed essays apply diverse economic analyses to a wide range of unsafe activities, including teen drinking and driving, smoking, drug use, unprotected sex, and criminal activity. Economic principles are further applied to mental health and performance issues such as teenage depression, suicide, nutritional disorders, and high school dropout rates. Together, the essays yield notable findings: price and regulatory incentives are critical determinants of high-risk behavior, suggesting that youths do apply some sort of cost/benefit ; calculation when making decisions; the macroeconomic environment in which those decisions are made matters greatly; and youths who pursue high-risk behaviors are significantly more likely to engage in similar behaviors as adults. This important volume provides both a key data source for public policy makers and a clear affirmation of the usefulness of economic analysis to our understanding of risky behavior.