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Table 5 Estimates of drinking behavior from unemployment changes before and during the crisis

From: Do the unemployed hit the bottle during economic downturns? An empirical approach for Spain

Effect

Full model with controls

Pseudo R2

n

Change in drinking behavior (δ)

−0.150

***

0.098

29,677

(−4.46)

 

Effect of unemployment on drinking (γ)

−0.214

***

  

(−3.19)

 

Change in the effect of unemployment on drinking behavior during the crisis (θ)

0.234

***

  

(2.76)

 
  1. Full model that adjusts for age, gender, education, marital status, and nationality
  2. z-statistics in parentheses
  3. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10