The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Occupational Attainment in England

By Z. Macdonald, Michael A. Shields. Social Science Research Network, 2001

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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 impact of alcohol consumption on occupational attainment. Using various sets of instrumental variables, we find positive and significant returns to moderate levels of drinking for male and female employees which drop-off rapidly as consumption increases.

Subfields: Demography, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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• Alcohol taxation and regulation in the European Union (2007, unknown): “The UK Cabinet Office (2003) focuses on two types of costs related to reduced output: (a) employee absenteeism (alcohol misuse increases the average number of days of sickness); and (b) unemployment and lower activity rates through a ‘discouraged worker’ effect (MacDonald and Shields 2001).”