on morbidity and mortality. We show that health based selection into smoking has increased over the last fifty years with … knowledge of its health effects. We show that the effect of smoking on mortality is higher for high educated individuals and for …We show that individuals who are in poorer health, independently from smoking, are more likely to start smoking and to …

on morbidity and mortality. We show that health based selection into smoking has increased over the last fifty years with … knowledge of its health effects. We show that the effect of smoking on mortality is higher for high educated individuals and for …We show that individuals who are in poorer health, independently from smoking, are more likely to start smoking and to …

In the present paper it will be shown empirically that smoking decreases labour productivity. Panel data analysis is …

policies. The association between smoking and mortality may, however, be driven by unobserved factors, making it difficult to … a teenager, which are arguably exogenous, on adult smoking participation and mortality. A one-dollar increase in teenage … cigarette taxes is associated with an 8 percent reduction in adult smoking participation and a 6 percent reduction in mortality …