Causal effects of alcoholism on earnings: Estimates from the NLSY

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 849-871

  Jones, Alison Snow ^a   Richmond, David W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Labor force; NLSY; Productivity; Propensity score

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE CYCLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MANPOWER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746913410     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1109     Document Type: Article

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