Do Workplace Smoking Bans Reduce Smoking?

Evans, William N.; Farrelly, Matthew C.; Montgomery, Edward

doi:10.1257/aer.89.4.728

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“…Their consumption appears to have decreased by 20% (Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, 2005). Similar results have been found in the US (Farrelly, Evans, and Sfekas (1999) ;Evans, Farrelly, and Montgomery (1999)), as well as in other settings (Fichtenberg and Glantz, 2002).…”

Section: The 2004 Smoking Ban In Norwaysupporting

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Smoking bans, maternal smoking and birth outcomes

Bharadwaj

Johnsen

Løken

2014

Journal of Public Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu An important externality of smoking is the harm it might cause to those who do not smoke. This paper examines the impact on birth outcomes of children of female workers who are affected by smoking bans in the workplace. Analyzing a 2004 law change in Norway that extended smoking restrictions to bars and restaurants, we find that children of female workers in restaurants and bars born after the law change saw significantly lower rates of being born below the very low birth weight (VLBW) threshold and were less likely to be born pre-term. Using detailed data on smoking status during pregnancy, we find that relative to the control group, most of the benefits arise from changes in smoking behavior of the mother; the effect of second hand smoke exposure on birth outcomes in this formulation appears to be quite small. However, we find suggestive evidence of substituting behavior, i.e. a greater likelihood of smoking at home among fathers, since children born to male workers in restaurants and bars after this law change appear to have slightly worse outcomes. Using individual tax data, we find that the law change did not result in changes in earnings or employment opportunities for those affected, thus suggesting that the effects seen are likely a direct result of changes in smoke exposure in utero. Using a twins based analysis, we link very low birth weight status to adult labor force participation and suggest that via the improvements in birth weight alone, the smoking restriction law in Norway could result in a 0.2 percentage point increase in full time employment by age 28. Terms of use: Documents in D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SJEL Classification: D62, J13, I38

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Section: The 2004 Smoking Ban In Norwaysupporting

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Smoking bans, maternal smoking and birth outcomes

Bharadwaj

Johnsen

Løken

2014

Journal of Public Economics

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“…The literature regarding causal impacts is ambiguous (Albertsen et al 2006), there are, however, studies suggesting a causal effect of smoke-free policies on smoking prevalence (e.g. Evans et al 1999). A fourth limitation refers to the way the data were gathered.…”

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Worksite tobacco prevention in the Canton of Zurich: stages of change, predictors, and outcomes

Friedrich

Brügger

Bauer

2009

Int J Public Health

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“…Social circumstances, such as policies establishing smoke-free workplaces and restaurants and aggressive media campaigns stressing the dangers of environmental tobacco smoke, also affect cigarette consumption. [4][5][6] For example, restrictions on locations where individuals can smoke increase the opportunity costs of smoking and alter its level of social unacceptability. The tobacco industry understands the effects that changing social norms can have on cigarette consumption.…”

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Effect of Increased Social Unacceptability of Cigarette Smoking on Reduction in Cigarette Consumption

Alamar

Glantz²

2006

Am J Public Health

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Taxes on cigarettes have long been used to help reduce cigarette consumption. Social factors also affect cigarette consumption, but this impact has not been quantified. We computed a social unacceptability index based on individuals’ responses to questions regarding locations where smoking should be allowed. A regression analysis showed that the social unacceptability index and price had similar elasticities and that their effects were independent of each other. If, through an active tobacco control campaign, the average individual’s views on the social unacceptability of smoking changed to more closely resemble the views of California residents, there would be a 15% drop in cigarette consumption, equivalent to a $1.17 increase in the excise tax on cigarettes.

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Do Workplace Smoking Bans Reduce Smoking?

Cited by 223 publications

References 16 publications

Smoking bans, maternal smoking and birth outcomes

Smoking bans, maternal smoking and birth outcomes

Worksite tobacco prevention in the Canton of Zurich: stages of change, predictors, and outcomes

Effect of Increased Social Unacceptability of Cigarette Smoking on Reduction in Cigarette Consumption

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