, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on the diversity of the diet in Russia between 1994 and 2005. All those … aspects of nutritional behavior are important inputs to the production of health. A dynamic panel data model is used to … estimate demand functions for fat, protein, alcohol, cigarettes and diversity of the diet. The results suggest the existence of …

A large literature has documented signicant public health benets associated with the minimum legal drinking age in the … for continued eorts to restrict youth access to alcohol. It is important to keep in mind, though, that policymakers have a … wide variety of alcohol-control options available to them, and understanding how these policies may complement or …

We evaluate the health effects of a reduction in New Zealand's minimum legal purchase age for alcohol. Difference …-in-differences (DD) estimates show a substantial increase in alcohol-related hospitalizations among those newly eligible to purchase … ineligible younger cohorts. There is little evidence of alcohol either complementing or substituting for drugs. We do not find …

We evaluate the health effects of a reduction in New Zealand's minimum legal purchase age for alcohol. Difference …-in-differences (DD) estimates show a substantial increase in alcohol-related hospitalizations among those newly eligible to purchase … ineligible younger cohorts. There is little evidence of alcohol either complementing or substituting for drugs. We do not find …

, and a 3.0% and 2.3% decrease in alcohol- and illicit drug-related admissions, respectively. We conduct supplementary …

current and future physical health. Attention is focused on the incidence of these activities among immigrant and minority … groups compared to native-born white Canadians. Immigrants generally exhibit significantly lower rates of alcohol consumption …. For most immigrant men, alcohol consumption and smoking both increase with years in Canada, ceteris paribus, and in the …