reducing youth smoking. There remains, however, some debate on whether such policies are an efficient use of resources …, as both intensity of current smoking behaviour and previous smoking experience are examined. The evidence found here … strongly supports increases in MLAs as an effective policy tool to reduce youth smoking rates. …

domains. In this paper we study the direct effect of tobacco excise taxes and smoking bans on smoking behavior, and the … indirect effect on eating behavior and body weight. Using very detailed clinical data on individual health, smoking, and … dietary habits, we show that antismoking policies are effective in reducing smoking, but their consequences on eating behavior …

NICE ROI Tools, business cases for various alternative policy options around smoking cessation, improving physical activity …

This paper studies the short-term impact of public smoking bans on hospitalizations in Germany. It exploits the … staggered implementation of smoking bans over time and across the 16 federal states along with the universe of hospitalizations … from 2000-2008 and daily county-level weather and pollution data. Smoking bans in bars and restaurants have been effective …