Searching for peer group effects

A test of the contagion hypothesis

Using information on birth and kindergarten start dates to generate an exogenous measure of the relative age of a student's peer group, we find that, controlling for age, females with older peers are more likely to use substances than females with younger peers. Because there is no reason to su...

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Volume:	90
Main Author:	Argys, Laura M Rees, Daniel I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	CAMBRIDGE MIT Press 2008 The MIT Press M I T PRESS MIT Press Journals
published in:	The review of economics and statistics Vol. 90; no. 3; pp. 442 - 458
Data of publication:	2008
ISSN:	0034-6535 1530-9142 1530-9142
EISSN:	1530-9142
Discipline:	Economics Statistics
Subjects:	Schule Drogenkonsum USA Soziale Beziehung Wohnung Lebensalter Alkoholkonsum Standort Womens studies Human sexual behavior Private schools Marijuana use Children Adolescents High schools Kindergarten education Peer groups Age distribution Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Mathematical Methods In Social Sciences Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods Analysis INFLUENCEABILITY ACHIEVEMENT COMMUNITY CONFORMITY BEHAVIOR PERFORMANCE ADOLESCENTS EARNINGS SEX-DIFFERENCES OUTCOMES
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