The effects of alcohol use on academic achievement in high school

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Balsa, Ana I ^a   Giuliano, Laura M ^b   French, Michael T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Health Economics Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescents; Alcohol; Education; GPA

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; HETEROGENEITY; LEARNING; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 78649891268     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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