Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long-Run / Andrew I. Friedson, Moyan Li, Katherine Meckel, Daniel I. Rees, Daniel W. Sacks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedson, Andrew I.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Li, Moyan.

Meckel, Katherine.

Rees, Daniel I.

Sacks, Daniel W.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w29145.

NBER working paper series no. w29145

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2021.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Print version record

August 2021.