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Following Pauline advice? A short note on moderate alcohol consumption and subjective well‐being in Europe

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  • Damien Rousselière

    (SMART - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, IRSTV - Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Techniques de la Ville - FR 2488 - BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - UA - Université d'Angers - ULR - La Rochelle Université - Cerema - Centre d'Etudes et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement - Ecole Supérieure des Géomètres et Topographes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INSIS - CNRS - Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénierie et des Systèmes - CNRS Ingénierie - Air Pays de la Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Nantes Univ - ECN - NANTES UNIVERSITÉ - École Centrale de Nantes - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Nantes Univ - ENSA Nantes - NANTES UNIVERSITÉ - École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nantes - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

  • Thomas Coisnon

    (SMART - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, IRSTV - Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Techniques de la Ville - FR 2488 - BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - UA - Université d'Angers - ULR - La Rochelle Université - Cerema - Centre d'Etudes et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement - Ecole Supérieure des Géomètres et Topographes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INSIS - CNRS - Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénierie et des Systèmes - CNRS Ingénierie - Air Pays de la Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Nantes Univ - ECN - NANTES UNIVERSITÉ - École Centrale de Nantes - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Nantes Univ - ENSA Nantes - NANTES UNIVERSITÉ - École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nantes - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

  • Anne Musson

    (ESSCA - ESSCA – École supérieure des sciences commerciales d'Angers = ESSCA Business School, SMART - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

  • Samira Rousselière

    (IRSTV - Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Techniques de la Ville - FR 2488 - BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - UA - Université d'Angers - ULR - La Rochelle Université - Cerema - Centre d'Etudes et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement - Ecole Supérieure des Géomètres et Topographes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INSIS - CNRS - Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénierie et des Systèmes - CNRS Ingénierie - Air Pays de la Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Nantes Univ - ECN - NANTES UNIVERSITÉ - École Centrale de Nantes - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Nantes Univ - ENSA Nantes - NANTES UNIVERSITÉ - École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nantes - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - Nantes Univ - IAE Nantes - Nantes Université - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Sociétés - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, ONIRIS - École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique)

Abstract

The relation between alcohol consumption and well‐being is a controversial issue. Although the deleterious effects of heavy alcohol consumption on health have been demonstrated, research found that moderate drinking may have positive effect on various dimensions of human capital. Our contribution to this debate is original. We provide new cross‐country evidence on the relation between alcohol consumption and well‐being controlling for a whole set of confounders. While binge drinking has an overall negative impact on well‐being, we also found a negative impact of complete abstinence. For drinkers, consumption of beer and wine have opposite effects: beer have a small but significant negative effect on well‐being but only in combination with binge drinking. The positive effect of the consumption of wine on subjective well‐being may be minimized or even ruled out by a higher frequency of binge drinking.[EconLit Citations: D12, I31, L66]

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  • Damien Rousselière & Thomas Coisnon & Anne Musson & Samira Rousselière, 2023. "Following Pauline advice? A short note on moderate alcohol consumption and subjective well‐being in Europe," Post-Print hal-04188386, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04188386
    DOI: 10.1002/agr.21832
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