Title The intergenerational effects of the Vietnam draft on risky behaviors / Monica Deza, Alvaro Mezza

Published Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (38 pages, 32 unnumbered pages) : illustrations Series NBER working paper series ; no. 27830 Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) ; no. 27830. Summary We exploit the natural experiment provided by the Vietnam lottery draft to evaluate the intergenerational effect of fathers' draft eligibility on children's propensity to engage in risky health behaviors during adolescence using the NLSY97. Draft eligibility increases measures of substance use, intensity of use, decreases age of initiation -- particularly for marijuana -- and increases measures of delinquency. We explore potential mechanisms: Draft eligibility affects paternal parenting styles and attitudes towards the respondent, environmental aspects, and even maternal factors. Results are robust to alternative specifications and falsification diagnostics. Our results indicate that previous analyses underestimate the full negative effects of draft eligibility Notes "September 2020." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-38) Notes Online resource; title from https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w27830/revisions/w27830.rev0.pdf viewed March 5, 2021 Subject Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence -- Economic aspects Intergenerational relations -- Psychological aspects Parent and child -- Psychological aspects Draft -- Economic aspects -- United States Draft -- Economic aspects. Parent and child -- Psychological aspects. Health. Fertility Family Planning Child Care Children Youth. United States. Form Electronic book Author Mezza, Alvaro A., author National Bureau of Economic Research, publisher.

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