Does illicit drug use affect labor market outcomes? Evidence from a developing country

Illicit drug use is often related to several problems for individuals who participate on the labor market due to decreasing productivity, absenteeism, increasing crime and health consequences -- This study analyzes the relationship between substance use and labor market outcomes using econometric methods to address the potential endogeneity problem -- We use a large data set for Medellin, Colombia, to find the causal effect of drug use on labor supply and labor force participation -- According to most existing research, we found that drug use affects negatively the probability of being employed and the probability of participate in the labor force

• Autores: Calle Echeverri, Carolina; Suárez Obando., Gabriel Jaime
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad EAFIT
• Repositorio: Repositorio EAFIT
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/12374
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10784/12374
• Palabra clave: MERCADO LABORAL; DROGAS - EFECTOS; PRODUCTIVIDAD DEL TRABAJO; AUSENTISMO LABORAL; DROGADICCIÓN - MEDELLÍN; MODELOS ECONOMÉTRICOS; Labor supply; Narcotic habit - Medellín (Colombia); Drugs - effect; Labor productivity; Absenteeism (labor); Econometric models
• License: Acceso abierto