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Behavioural Economics and Drinking Behaviour: Preliminary Results from an Irish College Study

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Delaney, Liam
Harmon, Colm
Wall, Patrick

Abstract / Description

This paper examines the results of single-equation regression models of the determinants of alcohol consumption patterns among college students modelling a rich variety of covariates including gender, family and peer drinking, tenure, personality, risk perception, time preferences and age of drinking onset. The results demonstrate very weak income effects and very strong effects of personality, peer drinking (in particular closest friend), time preferences and other substance use. The task of future research is to verify these results and assess causality using more detailed methods.

Keyword(s)

Alkohol Clique Jugend Alkohol Clique Jugend alcohol peer effects time preferences

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2007

Is part of series

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2883

Citation

  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Delaney, Liam
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Harmon, Colm
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Wall, Patrick
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:03:07Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-03
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:09Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:03:07Z
  • Date of first publication
    2007
  • Abstract / Description
    This paper examines the results of single-equation regression models of the determinants of alcohol consumption patterns among college students modelling a rich variety of covariates including gender, family and peer drinking, tenure, personality, risk perception, time preferences and age of drinking onset. The results demonstrate very weak income effects and very strong effects of personality, peer drinking (in particular closest friend), time preferences and other substance use. The task of future research is to verify these results and assess causality using more detailed methods.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16337
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1092
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8978
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 2883
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2883
  • Keyword(s)
    Alkohol
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Clique
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Jugend
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Alkohol
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Clique
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Jugend
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    alcohol
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    peer effects
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    time preferences
    en
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Behavioural Economics and Drinking Behaviour: Preliminary Results from an Irish College Study
    en
  • DRO type
    report
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok