Testing for forward-looking behaviour: evidence from the enactment of smoking restrictions

Esteban Petruzzello

Applied Economics, 2019, vol. 51, issue 19, 2061-2069

Abstract: This paper develops a new test for forward-looking behaviour based on the establishment of public smoking restrictions. Given that the announcement of these restrictions effectively increases the future cost of smoking, we should expect forward-looking smokers to curb their consumption before the restriction is effective due to complementarity between present and future consumption. I perform the estimation using detailed, high-frequency household-level purchase data. The results provide evidence against the forward-looking behaviour of smokers. Households do not reduce their cigarette purchases before announced public smoking restrictions are established; they only do so once the restriction is in effect.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1540845

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