Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/189326 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Queen's Economics Department Working Paper No. 1045
Publisher: 
Queen's University, Department of Economics, Kingston (Ontario)
Abstract: 
This paper examines the influence of health conditions on academic performance during adolescence. To account for the endogeneity of health outcomes and their interactions with risky behaviors we exploit natural variation within a set of genetic markers across individuals. We present strong evidence that these genetic markers serve as valid instruments with good statistical properties for ADHD, depression and obesity. They help to reveal a new dynamism from poor health to lower academic achievement with substantial heterogeneity in their impacts across genders. Our investigation further exposes the considerable challenges in identifying health impacts due to the prevalence of comorbid health conditions and endogenous health behaviors.
Subjects: 
health
education
genetic predisposition
obesity
ADHD
depression
instrumental variables
risky health behaviors
JEL: 
I1
I2
C21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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