Reduced smoking and rising obesity: Does smoking ban in the workplace matter?
Using worksite smoking ban as an instrumental variable for smoking, we examine the relationship between smoking and body weight in a two-stage least square estimation. We find evidence that reduced smoking may lead to the rising of obesity.
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2010
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Authors: | Liu, Feng ; Zhang, Ning ; Cheng, Kai-Wen ; Wang, Hua |
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Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 108.2010, 3, p. 249-252
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Cigarette smoking Obesity BMI Smoking ban Smoking cessation |
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