A decomposition analysis of cigarette consumption differences between male Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany 2002-2012
In this article, we investigate the differences in smoking behavior between male Turkish immigrants and male Germans, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). More specifically, we use a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method for count data models, and isolate differences in the number of cigarettes consumed daily between Turkish immigrants and Germans into a component reflecting differences in observed socio-economic characteristics and a component reflecting unobserved smoking behavior. Our results reveal that more than 50% of the differences in cigarette consumption between male Turkish immigrants and male Germans is attributable to observable characteristics.
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2016
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Authors: | Dang, Rui |
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Berlin : Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) |
Subject: | Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition | count data models | Turkish immigrants | smoking behavior differentials |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | 856914053 [GVK] hdl:10419/130576 [Handle] |
Classification: | J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races ; i14 ; C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models |
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