A Decomposition Analysis of Cigarette Consumption Differences between Male Turkish Immigrants and Germans in West Germany 2002-2012

22 Pages Posted: 26 Jan 2016

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Rui Dang

Istanbul Technical University; Dartmouth College - Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice; Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)

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Date Written: January 22, 2016

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Blinder-oaxaca decomposition; count data models; Turkish immigrants; smoking behavior differentials

JEL Classification: J15, I14, C21

Suggested Citation

Dang, Rui, A Decomposition Analysis of Cigarette Consumption Differences between Male Turkish Immigrants and Germans in West Germany 2002-2012 (January 22, 2016). Ruhr Economic Paper No. 602, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2720286 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2720286

Rui Dang (Contact Author)

Istanbul Technical University ( email )

Maçka
Istambul
Turkey

Dartmouth College - Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice ( email )

United States

Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) ( email )

Hohenzollernstr. 1-3
Essen, 45128
Germany

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