The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: An Integration of Econometric and Behavioral Economic Research (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)

398 Pages·1999·20.19 MB·English

by  Frank J. Chaloupka

The Economic Analysis of
Substance Use and Ab·use
ANationalBureau
ofEconomicResearch
ConferenceReport
The Economic
Analysis of
Substance Use
and Abuse
An Integration of
Econometric and Behavioral
Economic Research
Frank J. Chaloupka,
Editedby
Michael Grossman,
Warren K. Bickel, and
Henry Saffer
TheUniversityofChicagoPress
Chicago andLondon
FRANKJ.CHALOUPKAisprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofIlli
noisatChicago,directorofImpacTeen:APolicyResearchPartnershipto
ReduceYouthSubstanceAbuseattheUICHealthResearchandPolicy
Centers,andaresearchassociateoftheNationalBureauofEconomic
Research.MICHAELGROSSMANisdistinguishedprofessorofeconomics
attheCityUniversityofNewYorkGraduateSchoolanddirectorofthe
HealthEconomicsProgramatandaresearchassociateoftheNational
BureauofEconomicResearch.WARRENK.BICKELisprofessorofpsy
chiatryandpsychologyattheUniversityofVermont.HENRYSAFFERis
professorofeconomicsatKeanUniversityofNewJerseyandaresearch
associateoftheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch.
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
FrankJ. Chaloupka,MichaelGrossman,
WarrenK. Bickel, andHenrySaffer
I. CIGARETTESMOKINGANDOTHERTOBACCOUSE
1. TobaccoTaxes,SmokingRestrictions,
and TobaccoUse 15
RobertL. Ohsfeldt, RaymondG. Boyle,
andEliI.Capilouto
2. The BehavioralEconomicsofSmoking 31
WarrenK. BickelandGregoryJ. Madden
Comment(on chaps. 1and2): KennethE. Warner
Comment(on chaps. 1and2): NeilE. Grunberg
II. ALCOHOLUSE ANDABUSE
3. The Effects ofPrice ChangesonAlcohol
ConsumptioninAlcohol-Experienced Rats 75
Jeffrey K. Sarbaum, SolomonW. Polachek,
andNormanE. Spear
4. Delayed-RewardDiscountingin
AlcoholAbuse 103
RudyE. VuchinichandCathyA. Simpson
Comment(on chaps. 3 and4): MichaelE. Hilton
Comment(on chaps. 3 and4):ThomasF. Babor
vii
viii Contents
III. ILLICITDRUGUSE
5. TheDemandfor Cocaineand Marijuana
byYouth 133
FrankJ. Chaloupka,MichaelGrossman,
andJohnA.Tauras
6. Applying BehavioralEconomics to the
ChallengeofReducing CocaineAbuse 157
StephenT. Higgins
Comment(on chaps. 5and6): JonathanP. Caulkins
Comment(on chaps. 5and6): DavidShurtleff
IV. POLYDRUGUSE
7. DemographicDifferentialsin the Demand
forAlcohol andIllicitDrugs 187
Henry SafferandFrankJ. Chaloupka
8. ABehavioralEconomicAnalysisofPolydrug
AbuseinHeroinAddicts 213
NancyM. PetryandWarrenK. Bickel
Comment(on chaps. 7and8):A. ThomasMcLellan
Comment(on chaps. 7and8): MarkA. R. Kleiman
V. SUBSTANCEABUSE ANDEMPLOYMENT
9. AreAlcoholicsinBadJobs? 251
DonaldS. KenkelandPingWang
10. Employmentas a DrugAbuse
TreatmentIntervention:ABehavioral
EconomicAnalysis 279
KennethSilvermanandEliasRobles
Comment(on chaps. 9and10): JohnMullahy
Comment(on chaps. 9and10): SharonM. Hall
VI. SUBSTANCEUSE ANDINCOME
11. IncomeAlters the Relative Reinforcing
Effects ofDrugand NondrugReinforcers 311
MarilynE. Carroll
12. DoesDrugUse CausePoverty? 327
RobertKaestner
Comment(on chaps. 11 and12): ChristopherJ. Ruhm
Comment(on chaps. 11 and12): StevenR. Hursh
ix Contents
Contributors 369
AuthorIndex 373
SubjectIndex 379