%0 Report
        %A Friedson, Andrew I.
%A Li, Moyan
%A Meckel, Katherine
%A Rees, Daniel I.
%A Sacks, Daniel W.
        %T Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long Run
        %D 2021
        %8 2021 Aug
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 14644
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14644
        %X 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.
        %K mortality
%K cigarette taxes
%K smoking