Are workplace smoking bans (WSBs) more than a ban on smoking? We study whether WSBs influence smoking cessation and … bans. Drawing upon quasi-experimental evidence from Russia, which introduced a WSB (in addition to a ban on smoking in … findings. First, unlike previous studies that focus on smoking bans in public places, we find robust evidence that WSBs …

Are workplace smoking bans (WSBs) more than a ban on smoking? We study whether WSBs influence smoking cessation and …), which introduced a WBS (in addition to a smoking ban on public places), and adopting a difference-in-differences (DiD … the ban in public places), we document three sets of findings. First, unlike previous studies (focusing on smoking bans in …

Are workplace smoking bans (WSBs) more than a ban on smoking? We study whether WSBs influence smoking cessation and … bans. Drawing upon quasi-experimental evidence from Russia, which introduced a WSB (in addition to a ban on smoking in … findings. First, unlike previous studies that focus on smoking bans in public places, we find robust evidence that WSBs …

public smoking bans. The effectiveness of youth access laws is still disputed, however, as are the costs of public smoking … in localities that are strongly frequented by youths. In contrast, there is no evidence that a country-wide smoking ban … legal smoking age affected cigarette purchases by youths. Finally, state-level smoking bans appear to have reduced indoor …

Are workplace smoking bans (WSBs) more than a ban on smoking? We study whether WSBs influence smoking cessation and … bans. Drawing upon quasi-experimental evidence from Russia, which introduced a WSB (in addition to a ban on smoking in … findings. First, unlike previous studies that focus on smoking bans in public places, we find robust evidence that WSBs …

This paper investigates the short-term effects of public smoking bans on individual smoking behavior. In 2007 and 2008 …, state-level smoking bans were gradually introduced in all of Germany's sixteen federal states. We exploit this variation in … the timing of state bans to identify the effect that smoke-free policies had on individuals' smoking propensity and …