A Pint a Day Raises a Man's Pay; But Smoking Blows that Gain Away
Year: 2002
Type: preprint
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This paper studies the wage effects of the use of alcohol and tobacco. The analysis based on a recent survey in the Netherlands shows that for males the use of tobacco has a negative wage effect of about 10% while the use of alcohol has a positive wage effect of about the same size. The wages of females are not effected by smoking and drinking.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Institutions: The University of Melbourne, Tilburg University
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2097239258