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November 27, 2015

Rank, sex, drugs and crime: How relative ability affects adolescents’ risky behaviors

Parents, teachers and policymakers alike are concerned with adolescents engaging in risky practices, such as drug abuse, unprotected sex, or […]

  • adolescents
  • crime
  • drinking
  • drug use
  • education
  • high school dropouts
  • peer effects
  • rank
  • relative ability
  • risky behavior
  • sex
  • teenagers
  • Benjamin Elsner
  • Ingo E. Isphording
Research

July 18, 2014

How Viagra changed the lifestyle of elderly men

The introduction of Viagra in 1998 changed the world of men suffering from erectile dysfunction. Up until then, there were […]

  • behavior
  • disease
  • divorce
  • health
  • old
  • risky behavior
  • USA
  • viagra
  • Hendrik Wolff
  • Jacob LaRiviere
Research

September 2, 2013

How effective is high school mentoring?

Is it worthwhile paying special attention to high school students from disadvantaged social backgrounds? Núria Rodríguez-Planas put this question to […]

  • college enrollment
  • drug use
  • education
  • employment
  • graduation rates
  • high school
  • learning
  • mentoring
  • risky behavior
  • Núria Rodríguez-Planas
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August 30, 2013

Lowering the legal drinking age has no detrimental impact on youth

How does the legal drinking age influence youth behavior? In a new IZA Discussion Paper, Stefan Boes and Steven Stillman […]

  • alcohol consumption
  • health
  • legal drinking age
  • New Zealand
  • policy reform
  • risky behavior
  • Stefan Boes
  • Steven Stillman
Research

August 9, 2013

The effect of sorority membership on eating disorders

Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. While previous research has established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating […]

  • college
  • eating disorder
  • health
  • risky behavior
  • sorority
  • Sabrina Terrizzi
  • Susan L. Averett
  • Yang Wang

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