Journal article

Authors list: Pfeifer, G; Reutter, M; Strohmaier, K

Publication year: 2020

Pages: 1068-1104

Journal: The Journal of Human Resources

Volume number: 55

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 0022-166X

eISSN: 1548-8004

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.1217-9246R3

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Abstract: 
We study the impact of school smoking bans on individual health behavior in Germany. Using a multiple difference-in-differences approach in combination with randomization inference, we find that for individuals affected by a smoking ban during their school time, the propensity toward smoking declines by 14-22 percent, while the number of smoked cigarettes per day decreases by 19-25 percent. After elaborating on treatment effect heterogeneity and intensity, we evaluate spillovers to smoking behavior of nontreated individuals living in the same household.

Harvard Citation style: Pfeifer, G., Reutter, M. and Strohmaier, K. (2020) Goodbye Smokers' Corner: Health Effects of School Smoking Bans, The Journal of Human Resources, 55(3), pp. 1068-1104. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.1217-9246R3

APA Citation style: Pfeifer, G., Reutter, M., & Strohmaier, K. (2020). Goodbye Smokers' Corner: Health Effects of School Smoking Bans. The Journal of Human Resources. 55(3), 1068-1104. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.1217-9246R3