Medical marijuana legalization and parenting behaviors: An analysis of the time use of parents

IF 2.3 3区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Journal of Applied Econometrics Pub Date : 2024-07-14 DOI:10.1002/jae.3084

Cynthia Bansak, Jun Hyung Kim

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Abstract

Can access to medical marijuana improve parenting? We examine the consequences of state-level medical marijuana legalization (MML) on parents' time use. Medical marijuana may increase parenting time by improving parents' health but only if parents do not abuse marijuana. We find that MML increases parenting time, with bigger impacts for those less likely to abuse marijuana. The effects correspond to 12.56% of the gap in active childcare and 8.92% of the gap in passive childcare by parents' education level. MML also reduces inactive time and increases sleep, consistent with medical marijuana's health benefits.

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医用大麻合法化与养育行为：对父母使用时间的分析

获得医用大麻能否改善养育子女的情况？我们研究了州一级的医用大麻合法化（MML）对父母使用时间的影响。医用大麻可以通过改善父母的健康来增加养育时间，但前提是父母不滥用大麻。我们发现，医用大麻合法化增加了育儿时间，对那些不太可能滥用大麻的人影响更大。根据父母的教育水平，其影响相当于主动育儿差距的 12.56%，被动育儿差距的 8.92%。MML 还减少了非活动时间，增加了睡眠，这与医用大麻的健康益处是一致的。

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Journal of Applied Econometrics Multiple-

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3.70

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4.80%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Econometrics is an international journal published bi-monthly, plus 1 additional issue (total 7 issues). It aims to publish articles of high quality dealing with the application of existing as well as new econometric techniques to a wide variety of problems in economics and related subjects, covering topics in measurement, estimation, testing, forecasting, and policy analysis. The emphasis is on the careful and rigorous application of econometric techniques and the appropriate interpretation of the results. The economic content of the articles is stressed. A special feature of the Journal is its emphasis on the replicability of results by other researchers. To achieve this aim, authors are expected to make available a complete set of the data used as well as any specialised computer programs employed through a readily accessible medium, preferably in a machine-readable form. The use of microcomputers in applied research and transferability of data is emphasised. The Journal also features occasional sections of short papers re-evaluating previously published papers. The intention of the Journal of Applied Econometrics is to provide an outlet for innovative, quantitative research in economics which cuts across areas of specialisation, involves transferable techniques, and is easily replicable by other researchers. Contributions that introduce statistical methods that are applicable to a variety of economic problems are actively encouraged. The Journal also aims to publish review and survey articles that make recent developments in the field of theoretical and applied econometrics more readily accessible to applied economists in general.