The youngest Get the Pill: ADHD Misdiagnosis and the Production of Education in Germany
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- Wuppermann, Amelie & Schwandt, Hannes, 2016. "The Youngest Get the Pill: ADHD Misdiagnosis and the Production of Education in Germany," VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change 145769, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
- Schwandt, Hannes & Wuppermann, Amelie, 2015. "The Youngest Get the Pill: ADHD Misdiagnosis and the Production of Education in Germany," IZA Discussion Papers 9368, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
ADHD; misdiagnosis; age cut-off; education;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2015-12-20 (Education)
- NEP-EUR-2015-12-20 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-HEA-2015-12-20 (Health Economics)
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