Artikel
The earning losses of smokers
Using within-family variation from twins and siblings, I find that smokers earn approximately 16% less than nonsmokers. Possible explanations for this earning difference are addiction-related productivity declines and earning reductions from higher health insurance costs. To investigate further, I use variation in the provision of employer-supplied health insurance (ESHI) to examine the mechanism of whether the addiction or insurance component has a larger influence on earnings. While I generally observe a larger earning penalty for smokers with ESHI than smokers without ESHI, the earning difference is statistically indistinguishable from zero.
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Englisch
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Journal: IZA Journal of Labor Economics ; ISSN: 2193-8997 ; Volume: 9 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-21 ; Warsaw: Sciendo
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Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Health Insurance, Public and Private
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- Thema
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twins
compensating differentials
smoking
incidence of smoking
employer-supplied health insurance
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bhai, Moiz
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Veröffentlichung
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Sciendo
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Warsaw
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2020
- DOI
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doi:10.2478/izajole-2020-0001
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Bhai, Moiz
- Sciendo
Entstanden
- 2020