Employment, unemployment, and problem drinking
利用1988年美国国民健康访问调查数据，估计问题饮酒与就业和失业的关系，发现问题饮酒会降低就业率、增加失业率。
The misuse of alcohol is estimated to result in enormous economic costs, composed largely of reduced labor market productivity. However, there has been debate on this issue. The purpose of this paper is to help to resolve this debate by presenting sound structural estimates of the relationship between measures of problem drinking and of employment and unemployment. The analysis is based on the 1988 Alcohol Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey. We find that for both men and women, problem drinking results in reduced employment and increased unemployment.