Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long Run

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Medical experts have argued forcefully that using cigarettes harms health, prompting the adoption of myriad anti-smoking policies. The association between smoking and mortality may, however, be driven by unobserved factors, making it difficult to discern the underlying long-term causal relationship. In this study, we explore the effects of cigarette taxes experienced as a teenager, which are arguably exogenous, on adult smoking participation and mortality. A one-dollar increase in teenage cigarette taxes is associated with an 8 percent reduction in adult smoking participation and a 6 percent reduction in mortality. Mortality effects are most pronounced for heart disease and lung cancer.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 9232

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General ; Health: General ; Health Behavior
• Subject: smoking ; cigarette taxes ; mortality

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Friedson, Andrew ; Li, Moyan ; Meckel, Katherine ; Rees, Daniel I. ; Sacks, Daniel W.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/245413
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET