The impact of going to school at night on teenage risky behavior
Date
2015-06
Authors
Rossi, Eduardo A.
Reynoso, Ana
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Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía
Abstract
We study the relationship between attending high school at night and the probability of engaging in risky
behavior, such as having unsafe sex or consuming substances. To address potential endogeneity concerns
we take advantage of a random assignment of high school students to daytime and night shifts in the city
of Buenos Aires. Using an original survey on students attending their last year of high school, we nd that
girls attending high school in the evening start having sex at an earlier age and present a higher probability
of getting an abortion. We nd no signi cant di erences for substance use. Our experimental approach
suggests that the link between high school shift and risky behavior is causal. Results hold when we use an
alternative sample of alumni.
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Fil: Rossi, Eduardo A. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.
Fil: Reynoso, Ana. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.
Fil: Reynoso, Ana. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.