This paper reexamines whether higher cigarette taxes will substantially reduce youth smoking. We study the impact of … effects in models of the onset of smoking between eighth and twelfth grades, models of the onset of heavy smoking between … perspective on the relationship between smoking and schooling: students who eventually drop out of school are already more likely …

,000 smoking-related deaths. The results also reveal considerable revenue gains if there were more rapid excise tax increases …

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 …