Exploring heterogeneity in the impact of smoking bans among early and late adopters

Silda Nikaj, Joshua J. Miller and John Tauras

Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 155, issue C, 164-167

Abstract: This paper exploits variation in the timing of smoking bans in bars and restaurants, and examines whether sample selection drove the null results of earlier economic impact studies. An untested hypothesis posits that early adopters could better absorb the shock of bans, but among worse selected late adopters, bans would adversely impact bar and restaurant sales. We are the first U.S. study to use administrative tax records from roughly 28,000 establishments. We find similar adjustment trajectories between late and early adopters. Overall bans do not produce a significant adverse economic impact.

Keywords: Economic impact; Smoking bans; Public policy; Regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 H2 I10 I12 I18 K32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.04.002

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