Abstract
We use instrumental variable methods to investigate whether the impact of parental smoking habits on their children's smoking decisions is a causal one. We find evidence of same-sex role models in two-parent households: mothers play a crucial role in determining their daughters' smoking decisions, while fathers' smoking habits are primarily imitated by their sons.
Published as:
Smoking Habits: Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter?
in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
January, 2010