Social interactions are generally thought to play an important role in smoking initiation among adolescents. In this … endogenous peer effect. We show that peer effects in the uptake of smoking are predominantly affecting individuals who are … helps understanding heterogeneity in peer effects, but additionally provides a promising mechanism through which personality …

Social interactions are widely recognized to play an important role in smoking initiation among adolescents. In this … better able to resist peer pressure in the uptake of smoking. We exploit detailed friendship nominations in the US Add Health …) unobserved contextual effects, in order to identify heterogeneity in peer effects with respect to personality. The results …

Social interactions are generally thought to play an important role in smoking initiation among adolescents. In this … endogenous peer effect. We show that peer effects in the uptake of smoking are predominantly affecting individuals who are … helps understanding heterogeneity in peer effects, but additionally provides a promising mechanism through which personality …

We investigate whether responses to the UK public places smoking ban depend on personality. Drawing on individual level … establish their overall effect on smoking outcomes, and how this differs by personality. We measure personality using the Big … point reduction in the probability of smoking after the ban. Notably, this is the only Big Five personality trait that …

This paper provides evidence of a novel facet of peer effects by showing how peer personality affects educational … persistence of their peers. The personality peer effects that we document are distinct from other observable peer characteristics … and suggest that the personality traits of peers causally affect human capital accumulation. …

Do the people around us influence our personality? To answer this question, we conduct an experiment with 543 … of peers' extraversion, agreeableness, or neuroticism. To explain these results, we propose a simple model of personality … development under the influence of peers. Consistent with the model's prediction, personality spillovers are concentrated in …

Do the people around us influence our personality? To answer this question, we conduct an experiment with 543 … personality development under the influence of peers. Consistent with the model - prediction, personality spillovers are … concentrated in traits predictive of performance. Students adopt personality traits that are productive in the university context …

Aims: To investigate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between personality and smoking, and test whether …-smoker, and never smoker), smoking initiation, smoking relapse, and smoking cessation. Associations between personality and ….87-0.96). Sociodemographic variables did not appear to modify the associations between personality and smoking. Conclusions: Adult smokers have …