published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2004, 23 (5), 863-886
This paper studies the wage effects of the use of alcohol and tobacco. The analysis based on
a recent survey in the Netherlands shows that for males the use of tobacco has a negative
wage effect of about 10% while the use of alcohol has a positive wage effect of about the
same size. The wages of females are not affected by smoking and drinking.
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