Arbeitspapier

The health effects of smoking bans: Evidence from German hospitalization data

This paper studies the short-term impact of public smoking bans on hospitalizations in Germany. It exploits the staggered implementation of smoking bans over time and across the 16 federal states along with the universe of hospitalizations from 2000-2008 and daily county-level weather and pollution data. Smoking bans in bars and restaurants have been effective in preventing 1.9 hospital admissions (-2.1%) due to cardiovascular diseases per day, per 1 million population. We also find a decrease by 0.5 admissions (-6.5%) due to asthma per day, per 1 million population. The health prevention effects are more pronounced on sunny days and days with higher ambient pollution levels.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: HCHE Research Paper ; No. 16

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
Structure and Scope of Government: Other
Health Behavior
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Thema
smoking bans
health effects
hospital admissions
second-hand smoke

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Kvasnicka, Michael
Siedler, Thomas
Ziebarth, Nicolas
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Hamburg, Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE)
(wo)
Hamburg
(wann)
2018

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Kvasnicka, Michael
  • Siedler, Thomas
  • Ziebarth, Nicolas
  • University of Hamburg, Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE)

Entstanden

  • 2018

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