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 …

Medical experts have argued forcefully that using cigarettes harms health, prompting the adoption of myriad anti-smoking … policies. The association between smoking and mortality may, however, be driven by unobserved factors, making it difficult to … a teenager, which are arguably exogenous, on adult smoking participation and mortality. A one-dollar increase in teenage …

This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in … BMI by about 0.21% and the probability of being classified as obese by 0.44 percentage points. Regarding smoking, we find …

evaluate the concept of the minority stress theory on sexual minorities' substance use and unprotected sexual intercourse. In …