%0 Report
        %A Hoehn-Velasco, Lauren
%A Pesko, Michael
%A Phillips, Serena
        %T The Long-Term Impact of In-Utero Cigarette Taxes on Adult Prenatal Smoking
        %D 2022
        %8 2022 Oct
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 15656
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15656
        %X 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.

        %K long-term
%K cigarette taxes
%K prenatal smoking
%K early-life influences human capital