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Illicit Drug Use and Labour Market Achievement: Evidence from the UK

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MacDonald, Ziggy
Pudney, Stephen

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This study, using data from the British Crime Survey (BCS), examines the effect of drug use on occupational achievement. It starts by attempting to overcome the identification problem that results from the limited set of drug use questions presented in the BCS. Taking this into account, and allowing for the endogeneity of drug use in equations for unemployment and labour market outcomes, that a mild positive association with "soft" drugs and occupational achievement is observed that diminishes with age. This relationship holds for males but not for females. In contrast, it is also found that past use of "hard" drugs significantly increases the likelihood of current unemployment, although it appears to be unrelated to occupational success, conditional on achieving employment. Copyright 2001 by Taylor and Francis Group

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Volume (Year): 33 (2001)
Issue (Month): 13 (October)
Pages: 1655-68
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  1. Charles A. Register & Donald R. Williams, 1992. "Labor market effects of marijuana and cocaine use among young men," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, ILR Review, ILR School, Cornell University, vol. 45(3), pages 435-451, April.
  2. Ziggy MacDonald, . "The Demand for Illicit Drugs in the UK: Survey Evidence," Discussion Papers in Public Sector Economics 97/5, Department of Economics, University of Leicester.
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  3. Sickles, Robin & Taubman, Paul, 1991. "Who Uses Illegal Drugs?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 81(2), pages 248-51, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Robert Kaestner, 1992. "The Effect of Illicit Drug Use on the Labor Supply of Young Adults," NBER Working Papers 4187, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Jenny Williams & Christopher L. Skeels, 2006. "The impact of cannabis and cigarette use on health," Department of Economics - Working Papers Series 969, The University of Melbourne. [Downloadable!]
  2. Ziggy MacDonald & Michael Shields, . "The Impact of Alcohol Use on Occupational Attainment and Wages," Discussion Papers in Public Sector Economics 98/8, Department of Economics, University of Leicester. [Downloadable!]
  3. Ours, Jan C. van, 2005. "Cannabis, cocaine and jobs," Discussion Paper 15, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
  4. Jenny Williams & Christopher Skeels, 2006. "The Impact of Cannabis Use on Health," De Economist, Springer, vol. 154(4), pages 517-546, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Ours, Jan C. van, 2005. "Cannabis, cocaine and wages of prime age males," Discussion Paper 14, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
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