Gender and socioeconomic dimensions of relative age effects on ADHD prescriptions: Evidence from Denmark

IF 2.1 4区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Economics Letters Pub Date : 2024-10-09 DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112000

Konrad Juel Thide , Felix Johannes Pettersson Bøgh , Birthe Larsen

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Abstract

This paper examines the impact of relative age on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) prescriptions among school-aged children. Using a regression discontinuity design, we leverage the quasi-experimental variation in school starting age. We use administrative data for all children aged 6–16 from 2010 to 2019 in Denmark. We find a significant decrease in ADHD prescription rates for girls who are relatively old compared to their class mates. We do not find any significant results for boys. We further test the social gradient in relative age on ADHD prescriptions and find that the effect is entirely driven by girls from low income families.

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性别和社会经济因素对多动症处方的相对年龄影响：来自丹麦的证据

本文研究了相对年龄对学龄儿童注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）处方的影响。我们采用回归不连续设计，充分利用了入学年龄的准实验性变化。我们使用了 2010 年至 2019 年丹麦所有 6-16 岁儿童的行政数据。我们发现，与同班同学相比，年龄相对较大的女孩的多动症处方率明显下降。我们没有发现男孩有任何明显的结果。我们进一步检验了相对年龄对多动症处方的社会梯度，发现该效应完全由低收入家庭的女孩驱动。

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来源期刊

Economics Letters ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.00%

发文量

348

审稿时长

30 days

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