Child mental health and human capital accumulation: The case of ADHD revisited

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Health Economics
Year: 2008
Volume: 27
Issue: 3
Pages: 794-800

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

In volume 25, issue 6 of this journal, Janet Currie and Mark Stabile (JCMS,) made a significant contribution to our understanding of the influence of ADHD symptoms on a variety of school outcomes including participation in special education, grade repetition and test scores. Their contributions include using a broad sample of children and estimating sibling fixed effects models to control for unobserved family effects. In this comment we look at a sample of older children and confirm and extend many of the JCMS findings in terms of a broader set of measures of human capital and additional specifications.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jhecon:v:27:y:2008:i:3:p:794-800
Journal Field
Health
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25