variation in schooling associated with early smoking behaviour, the other uses the raising of the minimum school leaving age … instruments. I find that the instrument constructed using early smoking behaviour is valid as well as being strong, and argue that … estimates of 12.9% (early smoking), 10.2% (RoSLA) and 12.5% (both instruments) …

consumption of health-damaging substances. In particular, the paper focuses on studying the smoking intensity of British … cigarette consumption. Results show that HE is endogenous with smoking. Once endogeneity is controlled for, HE is found to have … a higher negative effect on smoking than in models where it is treated as exogenous …

apprenticeship for apprentices in failed firms in Austria. When a firm fails, current apprentices cannot complete their training in …

- the case of Portugal; 2) a positive but stable role of education in terms of inequality - Austria, Finland, France …

designed to curb youth smoking. Using state Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, we examine whether recent changes in state … smoking participation primarily through their effect on third-party purchase, although there is evidence that they are …

We develop a matching model on the marriage market, where individuals have preferences over the smoking status of … potential mates, and over their socioeconomic quality. Spousal smoking is bad for non-smokers, but it is neutral for smokers …, while individuals always prefer high socioeconomic quality. Furthermore, there is a gender difference in smoking prevalence …

In recent years many countries of the European Union (EU) have implemented comprehensive smoking bans to reduce … of smoking regulation on health, particularly within the workplace, is still very limited. In this paper, we use a Diff … comprehensive smoking bans on both perceived workers' health and presence of respiratory problems within workplaces. Results show …