Economic conditions and alcohol problems

被引:173
作者
Ruhm, CJ
机构
[1] Department of Economics, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro
关键词
alcohol; traffic fatalities; unemployment; economic conditions;
D O I
10.1016/0167-6296(95)00024-0
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and two alcohol-related outcomes - liquor consumption and highway vehicle fatalities. Fixed-effect models are estimated for the 48 contiguous states over the 1975-1988 time period. Alcohol consumption and traffic deaths vary procyclically, with a major portion of the effect of economic downturns attributed to reductions in incomes, rather than employment. The intake of hard liquor is the most sensitive to the state of the macroeconomy. There is no evidence, however, that fluctuations in economic conditions have a disproportionate impact on the drunk-driving of young adults.
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页码:583 / 603
页数:21
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