The economic cost of teen drinking: Late graduation and lowered earnings

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-419

  Renna, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge drinking; High school graduation; Labor earnings

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147101183     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1178     Document Type: Article

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