The relationship between lifestyle choices and health has been widely studied in the epidemiological and economic … literature. In the last years, empirical research was directed towards the use of recursive systems with structural equations for … a health production function and reduced form equations for lifestyles. As a result, behaviors toward health are taken …

Public-place smoking restrictions are the most important non-price tobacco control measures worldwide, yet surprisingly … indicate wide latitude for health improvements from banning smoking in public places. … little is known about their effects on exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). We study these laws in Canada using …

focus on the effects of antenatal parental smoking and maternal labor supply net of other maternal behavior and child … characteristics. We find that maternal smoking during pregnancy reduces birth weight and fetal growth, while paternal smoking has …

, single individuals and those with lower health or socioeconomic status prior to job loss exhibit high rates of smoking …This paper estimates the effect of involuntary job loss on smoking behaviour and body weight using German SOEP data …. Baseline non-smokers are more likely to start smoking due to job loss, while smokers do not intensify smoking. In particular …

While the health risks associated with smoking are well known, the impact on income distributions is not. This paper … extends the literature by examining the distributional effects of a behavioral choice, in this case smoking, on net marginal … NMSSTR than nonsmokers. In addition, as low-earnings workers have a higher smoking prevalence than high-earnings workers …

We use nine waves of BHPS data to examine interactions between spouses in terms of a behaviour with important health … repercussions: cigarette smoking. Correlation between partners' behaviours may be due to correlated effects, as a consequence of … simple bivariate probit reveals a positive correlation between own current smoking and partner's past smoking, which is …

changes later in childhood. Since smoking is one source of producing carbon monoxide and thus affects child health negatively …This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three …. Secondly, we are able to follow the effect of pollution exposure on a child's health during the first three years of life …

changes later in childhood. Since smoking is one source of producing carbon monoxide and thus affects child health negatively …This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three …. Secondly, we are able to follow the effect of pollution exposure on a child's health during the first three years of life …

have better health outcomes. However, it remains an unanswered question as to whether the observed correlation reflects any … but suggestive evidence that the observed strong correlation between religious participation and health is likely to be …