TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Friedson, Andrew I.
AU  - Li, Moyan
AU  - Meckel, Katherine
AU  - Rees, Daniel I.
AU  - Sacks, Daniel W.
        TI  - Cigarette Taxes, Smoking, and Health in the Long Run
        PY  - 2021/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 14644
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14644
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - mortality
KW  - cigarette taxes
KW  - smoking
        ER  -