Prescription Opioids and Labor Market Pains: The Effect of Schedule II Opioids on Labor Force Participation and Unemployment

Matthew C. Harris; Lawrence M. Kessler; Matthew N. Murray; Beth Glenn

doi:10.3368/jhr.55.4.1017-9093R2

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Prescription Opioids and Labor Market Pains: The Effect of Schedule II Opioids on Labor Force Participation and Unemployment

Matthew C. Harris, Lawrence M. Kessler, Matthew N. Murray and Beth Glenn

Published online before print February 27, 2019, 1017-9093R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.4.1017-9093R2

Matthew C. Harris

Matthew C. Harris is an Assistant Professor in the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Department of Economics in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee.

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Lawrence M. Kessler

Lawrence M. Kessler is a Research Assistant Professor in the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Department of Economics in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee.

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Matthew N. Murray

Matthew N. Murray is a Professor in the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Department of Economics in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee.

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Matthew C. Harris, Lawrence M. Kessler, Matthew N. Murray, Beth Glenn

Journal of Human Resources Feb 2019, 1017-9093R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.55.4.1017-9093R2

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Prescription Opioids and Labor Market Pains: The Effect of Schedule II Opioids on Labor Force Participation and Unemployment

Matthew C. Harris, Lawrence M. Kessler, Matthew N. Murray, Beth Glenn

Journal of Human Resources Feb 2019, 1017-9093R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.55.4.1017-9093R2

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