The Long-Term Impact of In-Utero Cigarette Taxes on Adult Prenatal Smoking

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This study examines the long-term link between in-utero cigarette taxes and adult prenatal smoking. We use U.S. birth certificate records to demonstrate that exposure to higher in-utero cigarette taxes (over 1965-2001) reduces later-life adult pre-pregnancy and prenatal smoking. We also show that higher in-utero cigarette taxes have long-lasting effects on adult health, and intergenerational consequences for infant health. Finally, we demonstrate that larger in-utero tax responsiveness correlates with smaller contemporary cigarette tax responsiveness, suggesting that higher in-utero taxes may alter the composition of remaining smokers and contribute to reductions in contemporary cigarette tax responsiveness.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15656

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health Behavior ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue ; State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
• Subject: prenatal smoking ; cigarette taxes ; long-term ; early-life influences human capital

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hoehn-Velasco, Lauren ; Pesko, Michael ; Phillips, Serena
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/267393
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET