). The objective of this paper is to examine this possibility in the context of a utility-maximizing model of smoking that is … ingredient in smoking behaviour, this paper is the first to incorporate such knowledge into a utility-price based maximizing …

This paper analyzes the welfare effects of a public smoking ban in bars. We construct a model that captures crucial … features of bar life: competing bars, social interaction, and heterogenous preferences for a smoking ban. Smokers and non … the smoking regime strategically. Since the (dis)utility from smoking and social interaction are substitutes, the smoking …