04108nam 2200757Ia 450 991095644890332120200520144314.09786612004865978128200486312820048679780226309972022630997510.7208/9780226309972(CKB)1000000000722574(EBL)432229(OCoLC)313477683(SSID)ssj0000238705(PQKBManifestationID)11199889(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238705(PQKBWorkID)10253345(PQKB)11787638(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115655(MiAaPQ)EBC432229(DE-B1597)524048(OCoLC)1058439148(DE-B1597)9780226309972(Au-PeEL)EBL432229(CaPaEBR)ebr10275462(CaONFJC)MIL200486(iGPub)UCHIB0000291(Perlego)1850974(EXLCZ)99100000000072257420000913d2001 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrRisky behavior among youths an economic analysis /edited by Jonathan Gruber1st ed.Chicago University of Chicago Pressc20011 online resource (551 p.)National Bureau of Economic Research conference reportDescription based upon print version of record.9780226310138 0226310132 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 IndexEvery 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.National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.Decision making in adolescenceEconomic aspectsCongressesRisk-taking (Psychology) in adolescenceEconomic aspectsCongressesYouthPsychologyEconomic aspectsCongressesDecision making in adolescenceEconomic aspectsRisk-taking (Psychology) in adolescenceEconomic aspectsYouthPsychologyEconomic aspects305.235Gruber Jonathan145559National Bureau of Economic Research.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956448903321Risky behavior among youths4368665UNINA