Abstract
Objective
We use regression results from Hartmann & Prichard (2018) in conjunction with other
publicly available data to estimate the economic benefits from early identification
and treatment of sleep problems on raising the likelihood of students' college graduation
and future earnings.
Results
The benefits of improved graduation rates and future earnings exceed the cost of being
screened, educated, and treated for sleep problems.
Conclusions
Based on the demand for information about healthy sleep by students and the established
link between sleep problems and academic success, universities should consider instituting
sleep health programs to identify and support students with sleep disturbances early
in their academic careers.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 27, 2019
Accepted:
January 14,
2019
Received in revised form:
January 5,
2019
Received:
July 5,
2018
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