The Impact of Alcohol Use on Occupational Attainment and Wages¤
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In this study we provide evidence on the e¤ect of alcohol consumption on occupational attainment and wages in England. To do this we use a pooled sample of employees from the Health Survey for England of 1994, 1995 and 1996. Using the technique of Instrumental Variables we ...nd positive returns to moderate levels of drinking that drop-o¤ rapidly as consumption increases. This result holds when we use a restricted sample consisting of only those individuals with consumption patterns that have remained constant over a ...ve year period. JEL classi...cation: C51; I12; J24
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IZA Discussion Paper No. 166
The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Occupational Attainment in England In this study we provide evidence on the effect of alcohol consumption on occupational attainment in England. To do this we use samples of employees from the Health Survey for England between 1992 and 1996. We find that due to the endogenous nature of alcohol consumption, OLS estimates may provide a biased picture of the im...
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تاریخ انتشار 1998