The Effect of Comprehensive Smoking Bans in European Workplaces

Federica Origo () and Claudio Lucifora ()

Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2013, vol. 16, issue 1, 55-81

Abstract: Many European countries have recently implemented comprehensive smoking bans to reduce exposure to tobacco smoke in public places and all indoor workplaces. We use a difference-in-differences approach and comparable microdata for a number of European countries to evaluate the impact of national comprehensive smoking bans on workers’ perceived health. Results show that the introduction of comprehensive smoking bans has a significant effect on the probability of both exposure to smoke and work-related respiratory problems. We also highlight unintended effects in terms of mental distress. The impact across countries is shown to vary with the degree of strictness of the bans.

Keywords: difference in differences; smoking bans; workers health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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