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The economics of workaholism: we should not have worked on this paper
Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Slemrod, Joel - 2005
A large literature examines the addictive properties of such behaviors as smoking, drinking alcohol and eating. We argue that for some people addictive behavior may apply to a much more central aspect of economic life: working. Workaholism is subject to the same concerns about the individual as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267492
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Gambling and the use of credit: an individual and household level analysis
Brown, Sarah; Dickerson, Andy; McHardy, Jolian; Taylor, Karl - 2010
We explore the relationship between gambling and other forms of risk-taking behaviour, i.e. exposure to debt and the … Expenditure and Food Surveys (EFS), 2001 to 2007. Gambling and the use of credit are shown to be positively correlated at the … household level. While both the incidence and amount of gambling vary according to household income, the positive association …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271301
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Taxes, Cigarette Consumption and Smoking Intensity
Adda, Jérôme; Cornaglia, Francesca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
detrimental to health, our results question the usefulness of tax increases. Second, we develop a model of rational addiction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822102
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The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024597
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Smoking Bans, Cigarette Prices and Life Satisfaction
Odermatt, Reto; Stutzer, Alois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
of smokers who recently failed to quit smoking. The latter finding is consistent with cue-triggered models of addiction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010718613
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Smoking, Income and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Smoking Bans
Brodeur, Abel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper investigates the effects of local smoking bans on different out-comes using county and time variation over the last 20 years in the US. First, I find no evidence that local smoking bans in bars, restaurants and workplaces decrease the prevalence of smoking. The estimates are very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011163480
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Caught in the Bulimic Trap? Persistence and State Dependence of Bulimia Among Young Women
Goeree, Michelle S.; Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
, together with support from the medical literature, provide evidence that bulimia should be considered an addiction. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151024
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Taxes, cigarette consumption and smoking intensity
Adda, Jérôme; Cornaglia, Francesca - 2005
detrimental to health, our results question the usefulness of tax increases. Second, we develop a model of rational addiction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267581
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Caught in the bulimic trap? Persistence and state dependence of bulimia among young women
Goeree, Michelle S.; Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela - 2011
, together with support from the medical literature, provide evidence that bulimia should be considered an addiction. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278672
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The economics of risky health behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - 2011
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278806