Are estimated peer effects on smoking robust? Evidence from adolescent students in Spain

Empirical Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1167-1179

  Duarte, R ^a   Escario, J J ^a   Molina, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bootstrap; Peer effects; Tobacco consumption

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BOOTSTRAPPING; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

SPAIN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84897985558     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-013-0704-7     Document Type: Article

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