Smoking Ban and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from the UK

Timothy Hinks and Andreas Katsaros

Economic Issues Journal Articles, 2012, vol. 17, issue 1, 27-48

Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature on happiness economics by testing whether a national smoking ban contributes to changes in smoking behaviour amongst smokers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Based on 'set-point' theory and the idea of the hedonic treadmill it is argued that the ban may only have a temporary impact on happiness of smokers and non-smokers.

Date: 2012
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