TY - JOUR T1 - The FDA and ABCs JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 540 LP - 571 DO - 10.3368/jhr.49.3.540 VL - 49 IS - 3 AU - Susan H. Busch AU - Ezra Golberstein AU - Ellen Meara Y1 - 2014/07/01 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/49/3/540.abstract N2 - Using annual cross-sectional data on over 100,000 adolescents aged 12–17, we studied academic and behavioral outcomes among those who were and were not likely affected by FDA warnings regarding the safety of antidepressants. Compared to other adolescents, adolescents with probable depression experienced a relative decline in grade point average of 0.14 points following the FDA warnings. The FDA warnings also coincided with increased delinquency, use of tobacco, and use of illicit drugs. Together, our results stress the importance of mental health and its treatment as an input into cognitive and noncognitive aspects of human capital. ER -