Cannabis, Cocaine and the Wages of Prime Age Males

This paper uses a dataset collected among inhabitants of Amsterdam, to study whether wages of prime age male workers are affected by the use of cannabis and cocaine.The analysis shows that cocaine use and infrequent cannabis use do not affect wages.Frequent cannabis use has a negative wage effect.The age of onset is also important.The earlier current cannabis users have started to use cannabis the larger the negative impact on their wage.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	van Ours, Jan
Institutions:	Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Discussion Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series CentER Discussion Paper Number 2005-14
Classification:	C41 - Duration Analysis ; D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; I19 - Health. Other
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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