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Goodbye Smokers’ Corner

Health Effects of School Smoking Bans

Gregor Pfeifer, Mirjam Reutter and Kristina Strohmaier
Journal of Human Resources, July 2020, 55 (3) 1068-1104; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.1217-9246R3
Gregor Pfeifer
Gregor Pfeifer is a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Economics at University College London and a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Economics at University of Hohenheim, and also affiliated with CESifo and IZA. Mirjam Reutter is a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at the University of Hohenheim. Kristina Strohmaier (corresponding author) is an assistant professor at the University of Tübingen in the Department of Economics.
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Gregor Pfeifer is a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Economics at University College London and a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Economics at University of Hohenheim, and also affiliated with CESifo and IZA. Mirjam Reutter is a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at the University of Hohenheim. Kristina Strohmaier (corresponding author) is an assistant professor at the University of Tübingen in the Department of Economics.
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Gregor Pfeifer is a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Economics at University College London and a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Economics at University of Hohenheim, and also affiliated with CESifo and IZA. Mirjam Reutter is a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at the University of Hohenheim. Kristina Strohmaier (corresponding author) is an assistant professor at the University of Tübingen in the Department of Economics.
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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.

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  • C21
  • Received December 2017.
  • Accepted October 2018.
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