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Cohort, age and time effects in alcohol consumption by Italian households: a double-hurdle approach

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This paper describes the life-cycle alcohol consumption patterns of Italian households by decomposing gender, cohort, age and time effects and estimates the importance of demographic characteristics using a double-hurdle model. The application is based on ISTAT households expenditure survey for the period 1997–2002 organized in cohorts. As expected, cohort and age effects are significant in both participation and consumptions. The significance of gender and geographic differences suggests important policy implications.

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  1. Department of Economics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    David Aristei & Federico Perali

  2. Department of Economics, Finance and Statistics, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Luca Pieroni

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Aristei, D., Perali, F. & Pieroni, L. Cohort, age and time effects in alcohol consumption by Italian households: a double-hurdle approach. Empir Econ 35, 29–61 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-007-0142-5

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