Victoria

 

Professional Development Seminar: Jenny Williams

Date

From: Thursday November 24, 2016, 12:30 pm

To: Thursday November 24, 2016, 1:30 pm

Hazardous or Not? Early Cannabis Use and the School to Work Transition of Young Men

The legal environment surrounding cannabis has changed dramatically in the US in the past few years. Medical marijuana pharmacies are becoming more common and several states have legalized cannabis.  Given these changes in the policy environment and their likely impacts on cannabis use, understanding the consequences of cannabis use for youth and young adults is of increasing policy importance. We find that early cannabis use reduces the time spent in job search before accepting a job offer and reduces the wage rate at which a job offer is accepted. We find no effect of cannabis use on either the rate at which jobs are found, or the wage rate received when starting work for those who use cannabis for a year or less before leaving school.

Biography

Jenny Williams is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests lie broadly within the area of applied microeconomics with a focus on (risky) behaviour of youth. The common theme in her research is empirically investigating the ways in which decisions and circumstances faced in youth impact on success in later life. 

 

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Venue

ESC Boardroom

Level 37, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000


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