Cohort, age and time effects in alcohol consumption by Italian households: A double-hurdle approach

Empirical Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-61

  Aristei, David ^a   Perali, Federico ^a   Pieroni, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Alcohol consumption; Cohorts effects; Double hurdle models; Gender effects

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 50149122210     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-007-0142-5     Document Type: Article

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