Abstract
Smoking bans in public places are considered an important public health intervention. The impact of such bans on health, and especially self-reported health, has not been widely considered in the literature. This paper investigates the impact of a public smoking ban on self-reported health status in Great Britain. We find that there are benefits for non-smoking women, but no benefits for smokers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-212 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Economics Letters |
Volume | 118 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Natural experiment
- Panel data
- Self-assessed health
- Smoking ban