MacDonald, Z and Pudney, S (2000) Illicit drug use, unemployment and occupational attainment. Journal of Health Economics, 19 (6). pp. 1089-1115. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-6296(00)00056-4
MacDonald, Z and Pudney, S (2000) Illicit drug use, unemployment and occupational attainment. Journal of Health Economics, 19 (6). pp. 1089-1115. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-6296(00)00056-4
MacDonald, Z and Pudney, S (2000) Illicit drug use, unemployment and occupational attainment. Journal of Health Economics, 19 (6). pp. 1089-1115. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-6296(00)00056-4
Abstract
In this paper, we use data from the British Crime Survey (BCS) to examine the effect of illicit drug use on labour market outcomes. We find very little evidence to support any relationship between drug use, hard or soft, and occupational attainment. However, we find compelling evidence to suggest that drug use, particularly the use of opiates, cocaine and crack cocaine, is associated with an increased risk of unemployment, regardless of age or gender.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2014 08:55 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2024 12:17 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/8746 |