Essays in Labor Economics: Alcohol Consumption and Socioeconomic Outcomes
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.................................................................................................................... xix CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND............................................................ 6 CHAPTER III: GSS CASE STUDY ................................................................................ 15 Introduction................................................................................................................... 15 General Social Survey (GSS) Data ............................................................................... 16 Empirical Methodology ................................................................................................ 21 Empirical Results–The Impact of Alcohol Use on Social Capital................................ 22 Discussion and Limitations........................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER IV: ESSAY I-RETIREMENT WEALTH AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.............................................................................................................. 32 Introduction................................................................................................................... 32 What is Health Capital? ................................................................................................ 32 Evidence on Alcohol Consumption and Health Capital ............................................... 33 Evidence on Health Capital and Retirement Outcomes................................................ 36 A Summary of the Current Literature........................................................................... 38 RAND HRS Data and Major Variables Description .................................................... 39
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