Asymmetric peer effects in the analysis of cigarette smoking among young people in the United States, 1992-1999

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-264

  Harris, Jeffrey E ^a   González López Valcárcel, Beatriz ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Non cooperative games; Price; Social interaction; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME; PRICE DYNAMICS; SIBLING; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; GROUP DYNAMICS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; SIBLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PEER GROUP; SIBLINGS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 40849130950     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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