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Die Legalisierung von Cannabis in Deutschland

Beck, Hanno; Prinz, Aloys - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 104 (2024) 2, pp. 128-135

Die Bundesregierung hat einen Gesetzentwurf zur Legalisierung des "kontrollierten Umgangs mit Cannabis" vorgelegt. Das Gesetz regelt die Zulassung des privaten Konsums mit privatem Eigenanbau und in Form von Anbauvereinigungen. Ein weiterer Gesetzentwurf soll bis Jahresende folgen und einen...

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West-East Convergence in the Prevalence of Cannabis Use: Socioeconomics or Culture?

Tauchmann, Harald - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 2 (2008) 2008-29, pp. 1-27

In contrast to West Germany, illicit drugs were virtually absent in East Germany until 1990. However, after the collapse of the former GDR, East Germany was expected to encounter a sharp increase in substance abuse. By analyzing individual data, we find that East Germany largely caught up with...

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Youth unemployment in Greece: Measuring the challenge

Bell, David N. F.; Blanchflower, David G. - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 1, pp. 1-25

A historically high level of youth unemployment presents Greece with a huge social and economic challenge. This paper … analyses various dimensions of this challenge. We argue that though the conventional definition of "youth" is the 16-24 age … youth. There are also grounds for examining why females seem to fare worse than males in the Greek labour market. The …

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Freizeitverhalten Jugendlicher: Bildungsorientierte Aktivitäten spielen eine immer größere Rolle

Hille, Adrian; Arnold, Annegret; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Wochenbericht 80 (2013) 40, pp. 15-25

Jugendliche gestalten ihre Freizeit heute deutlich anders als noch vor zehn Jahren. Die augenfällige Nutzung von Kommunikationsund Unterhaltungselektronik wie Handys, Computern und Spielekonsolen ist dabei nur ein Aspekt - es gibt auch weniger sichtbare Veränderungen: Informelle Aktivitäten -...

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Leisure behavior of young people: Education-oriented activities becoming increasingly prevalent

Hille, Adrian; Arnold, Annegret; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 4 (2014) 1, pp. 26-31

Young people's leisure activities are significantly different today than they were ten years ago. The obvious use of communication and entertainment electronics, such as cell phones, computers, and games consoles is only one aspect - there are also less visible changes: informal activities such...

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Are employability skills learned in US youth education and training programs?

Lerman, Robert I. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-20

examines the skill-enhancing effects of several youth programs and demonstrations, with an emphasis on how well these efforts …

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IT und Kommunikationstechnologien dominieren die Freizeit von Jugendlichen

Bohmann, Sandra; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Wochenbericht 83 (2016) 46, pp. 1092-1102

Jugendliche gestalten ihre Freizeit heute deutlich anders als noch vor fünfzehn Jahren. Die Nutzung von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ist zur bedeutendsten Freizeitbeschäftigung für sie geworden. Auf repräsentativer statistischer Basis lässt sich anhand von Daten der...

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IT and communication technologies dominate adolescent downtime

Bohmann, Sandra; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 6 (2016) 48, pp. 558-567

Today's teenagers spend their free time very differently than they did 15 years ago: engagement with IT and communications technologies is now their most significant leisure activity. Representative statistics based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) longitudinal study indicate that...

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Peer effects in sexual initiation: Separating demand and supply mechanisms

Richards-Shubik, Seth - In: Quantitative Economics 6 (2015) 3, pp. 663-702

Most work on social interactions studies a single, composite effect of interactions within a group. Yet in the case of sexual initiation, there are two distinct social mechanisms—peer-group norms and partner availability—with separate effects and different potential interventions. Here I...

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Binge drinking and alcohol prices: A systematic review of age-related results from econometric studies, natural experiments and field studies

Nelson, Jon P. - In: Health Economics Review 5 (2015) 6, pp. 1-13

Background: Heavy episodic ("binge") drinking of alcohol has serious public health implications, especially for youth … prices (or tax surrogates) on binge drinking for three age groups: youth, young adults, and adults. Outcomes examined include …

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