Empirical studies on the earnings effects of tobacco use have found significant wage penalties attached to smoking. We … the literature to control for the past smoking behavior of individuals. 2SLS earnings estimates show that the smoking wage … penalty is reduced by as much as a third, if past smoking of individuals is controlled for. Our results also point to …

states that focused on preventing youth smoking. In addition, cigarette prices have increased considerably over this same … timeframe. There has been considerable debate in the literature about the true effects of cigarette prices on youth smoking … model the effects of both cigarette prices, exposure to a national anti-smoking campaign and funding for tobacco control …

To date, the literature on cigarette excise taxation has focused on demand, its elasticity, and state revenue from the … taxes. By examining the factors that influence cigarette excise tax rates across U.S. states, this paper helps to fill the … under-researched aspect of cigarette taxation. Empirical evidence presented here supports the special interest hypothesis …

As in most OECD countries, smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption have been decreasing in Germany since the early … 2000s. This paper analyses whether smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption, as well as their development over time … interventions on German smoking behaviour. Based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), a large longitudinal study of the …