Does problem drinking affect employment? Evidence from England

Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-155

  MacDonald, Ziggy ^a   Shields, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bivariate probit models; Employment; Endogeneity; Problem drinking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOLISM; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 1142275382     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.816     Document Type: Article

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