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Living rationally under the volcano? An empirical analysis of heavy drinking and smoking

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Arcidiacono, P; Sieg, H; Sloan, F
Published in: International Economic Review
February 1, 2007

This study investigates whether models of forward-looking behavior explain the observed patterns of heavy drinking and smoking of men in late middle age in the Health and Retirement Study better than myopic models. We develop and estimate a sequence of nested models that differ by their degree of forward-looking behavior. Our empirical findings suggest that forward looking models fit the data better than myopic models. These models also dominate other behavioral models based on out-of-sample predictions using data of men aged 70 and over. Myopic models predict rates of smoking for old individuals, which are significantly larger than those found in the data on elderly men. © 2007 by the Economics Department Of The University Of Pennsylvania And Osaka University Institute Of Social And Economic Research Association.

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International Economic Review

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1468-2354

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0020-6598

Publication Date

February 1, 2007

Volume

48

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1

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37 / 65

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 14 Economics
 

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Arcidiacono, P., Sieg, H., & Sloan, F. (2007). Living rationally under the volcano? An empirical analysis of heavy drinking and smoking. International Economic Review, 48(1), 37–65. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2354.2007.00417.x
Arcidiacono, P., H. Sieg, and F. Sloan. “Living rationally under the volcano? An empirical analysis of heavy drinking and smoking.” International Economic Review 48, no. 1 (February 1, 2007): 37–65. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2354.2007.00417.x.
Arcidiacono P, Sieg H, Sloan F. Living rationally under the volcano? An empirical analysis of heavy drinking and smoking. International Economic Review. 2007 Feb 1;48(1):37–65.
Arcidiacono, P., et al. “Living rationally under the volcano? An empirical analysis of heavy drinking and smoking.” International Economic Review, vol. 48, no. 1, Feb. 2007, pp. 37–65. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1468-2354.2007.00417.x.
Arcidiacono P, Sieg H, Sloan F. Living rationally under the volcano? An empirical analysis of heavy drinking and smoking. International Economic Review. 2007 Feb 1;48(1):37–65.
Journal cover image

Published In

International Economic Review

DOI

EISSN

1468-2354

ISSN

0020-6598

Publication Date

February 1, 2007

Volume

48

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 65

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 14 Economics