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 …

The 16 German federal states introduced smoking bans on different dates during 2007 and 2008. These bans restricted … smoking in enclosed public places, particularly in restaurants and bars. This study examines the effects of smoking bans on … self-assessed health. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), difference-in-differences estimations provide …

The 16 German federal states introduced smoking bans on different dates during 2007 and 2008. These bans restricted … smoking in enclosed public places, particularly in restaurants and bars. This study examines the effects of smoking bans on … self-assessed health. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), difference-in-differences estimations provide …

changes later in childhood. Since smoking is one source of producing carbon monoxide and thus affects child health negatively …This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children’s health from birth until the age of three … years in Germany. We use representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), combined with five air pollution …

the formation of public health policy. The paper compares England, Germany and Denmark who all adopted legislation on …After long trailing the American development on tobacco control, Europe has seen a big wave of public place smoking … bans in the past five years, beginning when Ireland took the plunge and banned all smoking in workplaces in 2004. Inspired …