2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'At a time when the government of Iceland is considering privatization of
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alcohol sales and a reduction of its governmental fees, it is timely to
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estimate the potential effects of this policy change. Given that the
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privatization of sales coupled with a tax reduction should lead to a
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decrease in the unit price of alcohol, one would expect the quantity
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consumed to increase. While it is of interest to project the impact of
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the proposed bill on the market for alcohol, another important
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consideration is the impact that increased alcohol consumption and, more
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specifically, probable alcohol misuse would have on other markets in
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Iceland. The only available study on this subject using Icelandic data
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yields surprising results. Tmasson et al. (Scand J Public Health
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32:47-52, 2004) unexpectedly found no effect of probable alcohol abuse
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on sick leave. A logical next step would be to examine the effect of
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probable alcohol abuse on other important labor-market outcomes.
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Nationally representative survey data from 2002 allow for an analysis of
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probable misuse of alcohol and labor-supply choices. Labor-supply
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choices are considered with reference to possible effects of policies
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already in force, as well as proposed changes to current policies.
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Contrary to intuition, but in agreement with the previously mentioned
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Icelandic study, the adverse effects of probable misuse of alcohol on
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employment status or hours worked are not confirmed within this sample.
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The reasons for the results are unclear, although some suggestions are
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hypothesized. Currently, data to test those theories convincingly are
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not available.'
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affiliation: 'Asgeirsdottir, TL (Corresponding Author), Univ Iceland, Dept Econ, IS-101
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Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Asgeirsdottir, Tinna Laufey, Univ Iceland, Dept Econ, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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McGeary, Kerry Anne, Drexel Univ, Dept Econ \& Int Business, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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USA.'
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author: Asgeirsdottir, Tinna Laufey and McGeary, Kerry Anne
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author-email: 'ta@hi.is
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kmcgeary@drexel.edu'
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author_list:
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- family: Asgeirsdottir
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given: Tinna Laufey
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- family: McGeary
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given: Kerry Anne
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s10198-009-0159-0
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eissn: 1618-7601
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files: []
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issn: 1618-7598
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journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
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keywords: Alcohol; Labor supply; Employment; Hours worked; Iceland
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keywords-plus: 'SELF-RATED HEALTH; SAMPLE SELECTION; FOLLOW-UP; MORTALITY; INEQUALITIES;
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CONSUMPTION; EMPLOYMENT; DRINKING; ABUSE'
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language: English
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month: OCT
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '40'
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pages: 455-465
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papis_id: 9af94be3ad38ef4157830ac98dd865d2
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ref: Asgeirsdottir2009alcohollabor
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researcherid-numbers: Ásgeirsdóttir, Tinna Laufey/ISA-3677-2023
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times-cited: '1'
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title: 'Alcohol and labor supply: the case of Iceland'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000269210200010
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '5'
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volume: '10'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Health Policy \& Services
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year: '2009'
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