The effect of drinking and smoking on the labour market outcomes of low-income young adults

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 541-553

  Neumann, Todd C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Labour market; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; SMOKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 84857834396     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.579063     Document Type: Article

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