Smoking, Drinking, and Income

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Journal: Journal of Human Resources
Year: 2005
Volume: 40
Issue: 2

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4.022 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

In an effort to increase understanding of the “alcohol/income puzzle”—the finding that drinking appears to lead to higher income—this paper presents maximum simulated likelihood estimates of a system of limited dependent variables governing smoking and drinking patterns and income. With all else held constant, moderate drinking is associated with 10 percent higher income, and heavy drinking associated with 12 percent higher income, than drinking abstention.

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RePEc Handle
repec:uwp:jhriss:v:40:y:2005:i:2:p505-518
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-24