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Title: Adolescent Alcohol Use and Intergenerational Transfers: Evidence from Micro Data
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Bhatt, Vipul |
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Adolescent Alcohol Use and Intergenerational Transfers: Evidence from Micro Data Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32,2 (June 2011): 296-307. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/c41345468l185728/ Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Alcohol Use; Parent-Child Interaction; Parent-Child Relationship/Closeness; Transfers, Family Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Using the first seven waves (1997–2003) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), this paper investigates the effect of adolescent alcohol use on the amount of transfers they receive from their parents. Exploiting cross state and time variation in the price of alcohol, the main finding is that greater binge drinking among youths is associated with receiving significantly lower parental transfers. From a theoretical standpoint, one way to interpret this finding is to imagine an altruistic parent using pecuniary incentives to influence child behavior. Given that for many teenagers parental allowance is an important component of their income, limiting and monitoring such transfers may help reducing the chances of excessive drinking by youth. |
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Bhatt, Vipul. "Adolescent Alcohol Use and Intergenerational Transfers: Evidence from Micro Data." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32,2 (June 2011): 296-307.
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