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dc.contributor.authorClark, Andrew E.en
dc.contributor.authorLohéac, Youennen
dc.date.accessioned2005-05-11-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T09:07:54Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T09:07:54Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/33191-
dc.description.abstractMany years of concerted policy effort in Western countries has not prevented young people from experimenting with cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana. One potential explanation is that social interactions make consumption sticky. We use detailed panel data from the Add Health survey to examine risky behavior (the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana) by American adolescents. We find that, even controlling for school fixed effects, these behaviors are correlated with lagged peer group behavior. Peer group effects are strongest for alcohol use, and young males are more influential than young females. Last, we present some evidence of non-linearities in social interactions,en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1573en
dc.subject.jelC23en
dc.subject.jelD12en
dc.subject.jelZ13en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordsocial interactionsen
dc.subject.keywordsmokingen
dc.subject.keyworddrinkingen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Beziehungenen
dc.subject.stwRauchenen
dc.subject.stwAlkoholkonsumen
dc.subject.stwJugendlicheen
dc.subject.stwUSAen
dc.titleIt wasn't me, it was them! Social influence in risky behavior by adolescents-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn485624559en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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