Drinking is Different!
- Unhealthy behavior can be extremely costly from a micro- and macroeconomic perspective and exploring the determinants of such behavior is highly important from an economist’s point of view. We examine whether locus of control (LOC) can explain alcohol consumption as an important domain of health behavior. LOC measures how much an individual believes that she is in control of the consequences of her own actions for her life’s future outcomes. While earlier literature showed that an increasing internal LOC is associated with increased health-conscious behavior in domains such as smoking, exercise or diets, we find that drinking seems to be different. Using German panel data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) we find a significant positive effect of having an internal LOC on the probability of moderate and regular drinking. We suggest and discuss two likely mechanisms for this relationship and find interesting gender differences. While social investments play an important role for both men and women, risk perceptions are especiallyUnhealthy behavior can be extremely costly from a micro- and macroeconomic perspective and exploring the determinants of such behavior is highly important from an economist’s point of view. We examine whether locus of control (LOC) can explain alcohol consumption as an important domain of health behavior. LOC measures how much an individual believes that she is in control of the consequences of her own actions for her life’s future outcomes. While earlier literature showed that an increasing internal LOC is associated with increased health-conscious behavior in domains such as smoking, exercise or diets, we find that drinking seems to be different. Using German panel data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) we find a significant positive effect of having an internal LOC on the probability of moderate and regular drinking. We suggest and discuss two likely mechanisms for this relationship and find interesting gender differences. While social investments play an important role for both men and women, risk perceptions are especially relevant for men.…
Verfasserangaben: | Marco CaliendoORCiDGND, Juliane HenneckeORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-469790 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-46979 |
ISSN: | 2628-653X |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | CEPA Discussion Papers |
Untertitel (Englisch): | Examining the Role of Locus of Control for Alcohol Consumption |
Schriftenreihe (Bandnummer): | CEPA Discussion Papers (18) |
Publikationstyp: | Arbeitspapier |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 25.05.2020 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 25.05.2020 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | alcohol consumption; health behavior; locus of control; risk perception; social investment |
Ausgabe: | 18 |
RVK - Regensburger Verbundklassifikation: | CR 3000, QC 010 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Zentrale und wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen / Center for Economic Policy Analysis (CEPA) |
Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften / Fachgruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
JEL-Klassifikation: | D Microeconomics / D9 Intertemporal Choice and Growth / D91 Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving |
I Health, Education, and Welfare / I1 Health / I12 Health Production | |
Peer Review: | Nicht referiert |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |