You’ve heard how a drink or two a day can help minimize heart disease. You may not have heard that the National Cancer Institute claims drinkers may lower risk of lymphoma. Not only are there health benefits, but economists are weighing in also:
Economists assert that benefits from alcohol are also financial, showing that moderate drinking is associated with higher earnings. If two workers are identical in education, age, and other characteristics except that the first has a couple of beers each night after work while the second is a teetotaler, the first will tend to enjoy a “drinker’s bonus” in the range of 10% to 25% higher wages.
writes Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University, in the Wall Street Journal. The author also notes that moderate drinkers give more to charity.
So invest in your career…have a drink! But remember, as in the health benefits, economic benefits reverse if you drink too much.
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