This paper evaluates the effect of excise taxes and bans on smoking in public places on the exposure to tobacco smoke … of non-smokers. We use a novel way of quantifying passive smoking: we use data on cotinine concentration - a metabolite … states, we show that excise taxes have a significant effect on passive smoking but smoking bans have contrasting effects on …

In 2018, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel ruled that plain packaging of tobacco products was consistent with … consumption of tobacco products by diminishing their advertising appeal. This paper discusses the intellectual property aspects …