Alcohol consumption and human capital: A retrospective study of the literature

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 309-338

  Lye, Jenny ^a   Hirschberg, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inverted U shaped; Meta analysis; Turning point

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MENTAL HEALTH; META-ANALYSIS; SAMPLING BIAS; WAGE;

EID: 77951954717     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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