The Long-Term Impact of In-Utero Cigarette Taxes on Adult Prenatal Smoking

Lauren Hoehn-Velasco, Michael Pesko and Serena Phillips ()
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Serena Phillips: Georgia State University

No 15656, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This study examines the long-term link between in-utero cigarette taxes and adult prenatal smoking. We use U.S. birth certificate records to demonstrate that exposure to higher in-utero cigarette taxes (over 1965-2001) reduces later-life adult pre-pregnancy and prenatal smoking. We also show that higher in-utero cigarette taxes have long-lasting effects on adult health, and intergenerational consequences for infant health. Finally, we demonstrate that larger in-utero tax responsiveness correlates with smaller contemporary cigarette tax responsiveness, suggesting that higher in-utero taxes may alter the composition of remaining smokers and contribute to reductions in contemporary cigarette tax responsiveness.

Keywords: long-term; cigarette taxes; prenatal smoking; early-life influences human capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H71 H75 I12 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 82 pages
Date: 2022-10
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Published - published in: American Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 9 (4), 605–648

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