Love conquers all but nicotine; spousal peer e ffects on the decision to quit smoking

Ali Palali and Jan van Ours

No 333, CPB Discussion Paper from CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

Abstract: If two partners smoke, their quit behavior may be related through correlation in unobserved individual characteristics and common external shocks. However, there may also be a causal eff ect whereby the quit behavior of one partner is a ffected by the quit decision of the other partner. We use data on Dutch partnered individuals to study the relevance of such spousal peer e ffects. After controlling for common unobserved heterogeneity and common external shocks, we fi nd that such spousal peer e ffects in the decision to quit smoking do not exist. Apparently, love conquers all but nicotine addiction.

JEL-codes: C31 I10 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-08
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