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Author: Garcia, Federico
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Determinants of Drug and Alcohol Use at Work: A Test of the Efficiency Wage Theory Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York at Albany, 1993 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Absenteeism; Alcohol Use; Drug Use; Illegal Activities; Training; Work Reentry Use of alcohol and illicit drugs at work costs American business and industry billions of dollars each year in productivity losses. These losses result from work errors, wasted materials and supplies, as well as tardiness and "on-the-job absenteeism". They also result from the poor decision making at all levels of management. These productivity losses are compounded by the increased re-hiring and training costs. Browne Miller (1991) classifies the effects of employee drug use on productivity in three: (1) Poor job performance. (2) Increased absenteeism. (3) Poor interpersonal relationships on the job. In this paper I will analyze the determinants of the use of illicit drugs and alcohol at work. I use a sample of youth cohort drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of the Work Experience of Youth in the year 1984. |
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Garcia, Federico. Determinants of Drug and Alcohol Use at Work: A Test of the Efficiency Wage Theory. Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York at Albany, 1993. |
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The Determinants of Substance Abuse in the Workplace The Social Science Journal 33,1 (January 1996): 55-68. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362331996900051 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: JAI Press, Inc. Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Drug Use; Gender Differences; Geographical Variation; Hispanics; Marital Status; Substance Use Substance abuse in the workplace costs American business and industry billions of dollars each year in productivity losses. This article investigates the determinants of workplace substance abuse using the 1984 NLSY. The findings suggest that factors that increase the cost of job dismissal lower the probability of employee misconduct. In particular, workers in industries paying a wage premium and those in high-unemployment areas are less likely to use drugs on the job. In addition, the findings suggest that the following groups of workers have a lower probability of workplace drug consumption: employees in better paying occupations, and college-educated professionals and managers. Blacks and Hispanics, with all other factors held constant, are also less likely to consume drugs on the job. Men are more likely to consume drugs while at work, than women, and so are people involved in illicit activities. Concerning alcohol, individuals under the age of 21, and college-educated employees, are less likely to drink it on the job. In contrast, men and individuals who have never been married, are more likely to consume alcohol while at work. |
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Bibliography Citation
Garcia, Federico. "The Determinants of Substance Abuse in the Workplace ." The Social Science Journal 33,1 (January 1996): 55-68.
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