This paper evaluates the effect of smoking bans in public places on the exposure to tobacco smoke of non-smokers and … variation in anti-smoking policies across US states, we show that smoking bans in public places can perversely increase the …, especially for those most exposed. We supplement this analysis by showing that bans have little effect on smoking cessation, and …

analysed. In addition to this the subjective measure of poverty has a significant effect on mortality, increasing it by 40 …

this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14% during the five weeks of the ban. We … argue that this estimate constitutes a lower bound on the true impact of alcohol on injury-induced mortality. We also …

evaluates the impact of this sudden and unexpected five-week alcohol prohibition on mortality due to unnatural causes. We find … the impact of alcohol on short-run mortality, and underscores the severe influence that alcohol has on society - even in …