Employment, unemployment, and problem drinking

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-434

  Mullahy, John ^a   Sindelar, Jody ^b  

^a Trinity College and NBER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; alcoholism; employment; unemployment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ALCOHOLISM; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030217790     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00489-4     Document Type: Article

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