The importance of peer effects, cigarette prices and tobacco control policies for youth smoking behavior

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 950-968

  Powell, Lisa M ^a   Tauras, John A ^a   Ross, Hana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer effect; Smoking behavior; Tobacco control policy

Indexed keywords

SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 23944478699     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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