TY - JOUR
T1 - EFFECTS OF HEAVY DRINKING IN COLLEGE ON STUDY EFFORT, GRADE POINT AVERAGE, AND MAJOR CHOICE
AU - Wolaver, Amy M
N1 - Wolaver: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837. E‐mail [email protected] The author wishes to thank john Mullahy and an anonymous referee for their comments. Search for more papers by this author First published: Get access to the full version of this article. View access options below.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - This article measures the effects of college drinking on study hours, grade point average (GPA), and major choice using simultaneous equation models and data from the 1993 College Alcohol Study. Binging and intoxication decrease GPA directly and indirectly by reducing study hours. Greater frequency of drinking increases the effect on study hours but not the total effect on GPA. College drinking increases the probability of choosing a business major but decreases the probability of choosing engineering. Simulations show that the effects of heavy drinking on GPA and major choice reduce future weekly earnings by between 0.3 and 9.8%.
AB - This article measures the effects of college drinking on study hours, grade point average (GPA), and major choice using simultaneous equation models and data from the 1993 College Alcohol Study. Binging and intoxication decrease GPA directly and indirectly by reducing study hours. Greater frequency of drinking increases the effect on study hours but not the total effect on GPA. College drinking increases the probability of choosing a business major but decreases the probability of choosing engineering. Simulations show that the effects of heavy drinking on GPA and major choice reduce future weekly earnings by between 0.3 and 9.8%.
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1093/cep/20.4.415
M3 - Article
VL - 20
JO - Contemporary Economic Policy
JF - Contemporary Economic Policy
ER -