"The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the … NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. Fires and burns are among the top ten leading causes of unintentional death in … residential fires, and cigarettes have been identified as one of the leading causes of these fire-related deaths. In this paper, I …

residences, and cigarettes are a primary cause. In this paper, I explore the relationship between smoking, cigarette policies … question as the people who quit may not necessarily start fires. Using a state-level panel, I find that reductions in smoking … and increases in cigarette prices are associated with fewer fires. However, laws regulating indoor smoking are associated …