Excessive alcohol consumption among young people is a major public health concern. On March 1, 2010, the German state … hospitalizations during the years 2007-2011 in Germany in order to evaluate the short-term impact of this policy on alcohol …-related hospitalizations. Applying difference-in-differences methods, we find that the policy change reduces alcohol-related hospitalizations …

We study the link between performance pay and alcohol use in Germany, a country with mandated health insurance …. Previous research from the US argues that alcohol use as a form of "self-medication" may be a natural response to the stress … of consuming each of four types of alcohol (beer, wine, spirits, and mixed drinks) is higher for those receiving …