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Balsa, Ana I. – Journal of Human Resources, 2008
Current estimates of the societal costs of alcoholism do not consider the impact of parental drinking on children. This paper analyzes the consequences of parental problem-drinking on children's labor market outcomes in adulthood. Using the NLSY79, I show that having a problem-drinking parent is associated with longer periods out of the labor…
Descriptors: Wages, Labor Market, Alcohol Abuse, Parent Child Relationship