are applied. The results indicate fairly well that milk consumption increases both the mortality rate of prostate cancer … as well as the mortality rate of ovarian cancer. The estimated effects are also important in quantitative terms, i.e., a … cancer we find that total calories intake increases the mortality rate too. …

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 …

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 … heterogeneity in peer effects with respect to personality. The results indicate that peer effects in the uptake of smoking are …