Early health‐related behaviours and their impact on later life chances: evidence from the US
研究美国青少年时期非法消费和暴力行为对十年后生产力和家庭形成的影响，发现硬毒品和暴力会降低收入水平与增长，而酒精和软毒品无显著危害。
This paper uses evidence from the US to examine the impact of adolescent illegal consumption and violent behaviour on later life chances. Specifically, we look at the effect of such behaviour by young men in late adolescence on productivity and household formation 10 years on. We find that alcohol and soft drug consumption have no harmful effects on economic prospects in later life. In contrast, hard drug consumption and violent behaviour in adolescence are both associated with lower productivity even by the time the individuals are in their late twenties. These effects are substantial and affect earnings levels and earnings growth. These results are robust to the inclusion of a rich set of additional controls measuring aspects of the individuals' backgrounds. However, we find no evidence of any of these behaviours significantly affecting household formation. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.