RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Identifying Sibling Influence on Teenage Substance Use
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 1
OP 47
DO 10.3368/jhr.52.1.0714-6474R1
VO 52
IS 1
A1 Altonji, Joseph G.
A1 Cattan, Sarah
A1 Ware, Iain
YR 2017
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/52/1/1.abstract
AB We assess the extent to which the large sibling correlations in substance use are causal. Our primary approach is based on a joint dynamic model of the behavior of older and younger siblings that allows for family specific effects, individual specific heterogeneity, and state dependence. We use the model to simulate the dynamic response of substance use to the behavior of the older sibling. Overall, we find that substance use is affected by the example of older siblings but only a small fraction of the sibling correlation is causal.