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. 2000 Aug;26(3):355-67.
doi: 10.1081/ada-100100249.

Labor force participation in a sample of substance users

J S Atkinson  1 , I D Montoya, R A Trevino, A J Richard
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Labor force participation in a sample of substance users

J S Atkinson et al. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

This paper reviews the microeconomic theory underlying the work/leisure tradeoff and how this tradeoff may be manifested among substance users. The effects of drug use, demographic factors, and income factors on the probability of labor force participation are analyzed in a sample of 687 male and 327 female drug users. The decision not to seek employment appears to be associated primarily with non-job-related sources of income (including illegal sources).

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