Effects of School Shootings on Risky Behavior, Health and Human Capital / Partha Deb, Anjelica Gangaram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deb, Partha.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Gangaram, Anjelica.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w28634.

NBER working paper series no. w28634

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2021.

Summary:

We examine the effect of school shootings on health and human capital outcomes of exposed students as adults and on their migration during high school and a few years beyond. The analytic dataset use shootings compiled by the Center for Homeland Defense and Security with 2003-2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. To study migration, we use the 2004-2018 American Community Survey. We find that students exposed to school shootings experience declines in health and well-being, engage in more risky behaviors, and have worse education and labor market outcomes as young adults. There is no evidence of migration in response to school shootings.

Notes:

Print version record

April 2021.