ERIC Number: EJ1015430
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 25
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The Impact of Repealing Sunday Closing Laws on Educational Attainment
Lee, Dara N.
Journal of Human Resources, v48 n2 p286-310 Spr 2013
Adolescents face daily tradeoffs between human capital investment, labor,
and leisure. This paper exploits state variation in the repeal of Sunday
closing laws to examine the impact of a distinct and plausibly exogenous
rise in the quantity of competing diversions available to youth on their
educational attainment. The results suggest that the repeals led to a
significant decline in both years of education and the probability of high
school completion. I explore increased employment and risky behaviors as
potential mechanisms. Further, I find a corresponding decline of the repeals
on adult wages. (Contains 9 tables, 2 figures, and 20 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Human Capital, Educational Attainment, Employment, Risk, Leisure Time, High School Graduates, Wages, Correlation, Regression (Statistics)
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Language: English
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