Does alcohol consumption reduce human capital accumulation? Evidence from the College Alcohol Study

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1227-1239

  Williams, Jenny ^a   Powell, Lisa M ^a   Wechsler, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042346343     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684032000090735     Document Type: Article

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