RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Goodbye Smokers’ Corner: Health Effects of School Smoking Bans
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 1217-9246r3
DO 10.3368/jhr.55.3.1217-9246R3
A1 Gregor Pfeifer
A1 Mirjam Reutter
A1 Kristina Strohmaier
YR 2018
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2018/12/05/jhr.55.3.1217-9246R3.abstract
AB 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 to 22 percent, while the number of smoked cigarettes per day decreases by 19 to 25 percent. After elaborating on treatment effect heterogeneity and intensity, we evaluate spillovers to smoking behavior of nontreated individuals living in the same household.