The Impact of Repealing Sunday Closing Laws on Educational Attainment

Dara N. Lee

Journal of Human Resources, 2013, vol. 48, issue 2

Abstract: Adolescents face daily tradeoffs between human capital investment, labor, and leisure. This paper exploits state variation in the repeal of Sunday closing laws to examine the impact of a distinct and plausibly exogenous rise in the quantity of competing diversions available to youth on their educational attainment. The results suggest that the repeals led to a significant decline in both years of education and the probability of high school completion. I explore increased employment and risky behaviors as potential mechanisms. Further, I find a corresponding decline of the repeals on adult wages.

Date: 2013
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