Social interactions are generally thought to play an important role in smoking initiation among adolescents. In this … endogenous peer effect. We show that peer effects in the uptake of smoking are predominantly affecting individuals who are … helps understanding heterogeneity in peer effects, but additionally provides a promising mechanism through which personality …

Social interactions are generally thought to play an important role in smoking initiation among adolescents. In this … endogenous peer effect. We show that peer effects in the uptake of smoking are predominantly affecting individuals who are … helps understanding heterogeneity in peer effects, but additionally provides a promising mechanism through which personality …

heterogeneity in peer effects with respect to personality. The results indicate that peer effects in the uptake of smoking are …Social interactions are widely recognized to play an important role in smoking initiation among adolescents. In this … uptake of smoking. We exploit detailed friendship nominations in the US Add Health data, and extend the Spatial …

Social interactions are widely recognized to play an important role in smoking initiation among adolescents. In this … better able to resist peer pressure in the uptake of smoking. We exploit detailed friendship nominations in the US Add Health …) unobserved contextual effects, in order to identify heterogeneity in peer effects with respect to personality. The results …

Social interactions are generally thought to play an important role in smoking initiation among adolescents. In this … endogenous peer effect. We show that peer effects in the uptake of smoking are predominantly affecting individuals who are … helps understanding heterogeneity in peer effects, but additionally provides a promising mechanism through which personality …