• Relative deprivation and risky behaviors 

      Balsa, Ana Inés; French, Michael T.; Regan, Tracy L. (Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2013)
      Relative deprivation has been associated with lower socialand job satisfaction as well as adverse health outcomes. Using Add Health data, we examine whethera student’srelative socioeconomic status (SES)has a direct effect ...
    • The impact of parental drinking on children's use of health care 

      Balsa, Ana Inés; French, Michael T. (Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)
      Objective: Alcohol misuse by parents can affect the demand for children’s health care in a number of different ways. The primary objective of this study is to estimate the impact that high intensity drinkers have on their ...