alcohol use in China, a country where tobacco use remains highly prevalent and cancer is a leading cause of death. Our … empirical strategy exploits a sharp age cutoff for program eligibility for a new government transfer program in China. Our …

This article comprehensively examines the impact of recent smoking control policies in Japan, increases in cigarette … taxes and the enforcement of the Health Promotion Law, on individual smoking choice by using multi-year and nationwide … simple binary choice model based on a random utility model to examine the effects of smoking control policies on individual …

In this study, we analyse the long-term effects of school starting age on smoking behaviour and health in adulthood …

Medical experts have argued forcefully that using cigarettes harms health, prompting the adoption of myriad anti-smoking … policies. The association between smoking and mortality may, however, be driven by unobserved factors, making it difficult to … a teenager, which are arguably exogenous, on adult smoking participation and mortality. A one-dollar increase in teenage …

' health. We find that longer working hours increase smoking and decrease self-reported health, and that these impacts are …

' anti - smoking orientations slowed the decrease in legitimacy ratings that accompanied increased control over employee … smoking behavior. Implications of the findings for job counselors and human resource personnel are discussed. …

prominent role in legislative debates about using taxation as a principal tool to discourage smoking. In addition to informing …