Last updated on:
6/12/2012 |
Author: ProCon.org
Joseph J. Sabia, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Assistant Professor of Economics at San Diego State University
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Our results suggest that the legalization of medical marijuana is associated with a 5 percent decrease in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent decrease in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 percent decrease in the suicide rate of 30- through 39 year-old-males.”
Cowritten with Daniel I. Rees and D. Mark Anderson, “High on Life? Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide,” The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Discussion Paper Series, Jan. 2012
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, PhDs, JDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to medical marijuana. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to medical marijuana issues. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Assistant Professor of Economics, San Diego State University, Aug. 2011-present
- Assistant Professor of Economics, United States Military Academy (West Point), Aug. 2010-July 2011
- Assistant Professor of Public Policy, American University, Aug. 2008–Aug. 2010
- Assistant Professor of Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Aug. 2005–July 2008
- Senior Analyst, Abt Associates, Aug. 2004–July 2005
- Education:
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- PhD, Economics, Cornell University, 2004
- MS, Consumer Economics, Cornell University, 2000
- BS, Policy Analysis, Cornell University, 1997
- Other:
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- None found
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