This paper investigates the effects of local smoking bans on different out-comes using county and time variation over … the last 20 years in the US. First, I find no evidence that local smoking bans in bars, restaurants and workplaces … decrease the prevalence of smoking. The estimates are very small and not statistically significant. Well-being is also affected …

This paper investigates the effects of local smoking bans on different out-comes using county and time variation over … the last 20 years in the US. First, I find no evidence that local smoking bans in bars, restaurants and workplaces … decrease the prevalence of smoking. The estimates are very small and not statistically significant. Well-being is also affected …

Anti-smoking policies can in theory make smokers better off, by helping smokers with time-inconsistent preferences … tobacco excise taxes and bans on smoking in public places. We use a difference-in-differences approach to compare the effects … on well-being for smokers and non-smokers. Smoking behaviour is likely to be influenced by policy interventions, leading …

evidence of health benefits. The decline in well-being is especially pronounced in the first year after policy implementation …