Abstinence, Excess, Success?: Alcohol, Cigarettes, Wedlock and Earnings

Sam Cameron and Damian Ward

Economic Issues Journal Articles, 2000, vol. 5, issue 2, 37-52

Abstract: The effects of smoking, drinking and marriage on individuals? earnings are estimated for the UK labour force for 1974, 1984 and 1994. Smokers are found to incur a wage discount; drinkers a wage premium and married individuals a wage premium with a discount for the first child. Such results are interesting given numerous governments? policy interests in the activities of smoothing, drinking and the institution of marriage.

Date: 2000
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