TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Hoehn-Velasco, Lauren
AU  - Pesko, Michael
AU  - Phillips, Serena
        TI  - The Long-Term Impact of In-Utero Cigarette Taxes on Adult Prenatal Smoking
        PY  - 2022/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 15656
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15656
        AB  - 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.

        KW  - long-term
KW  - cigarette taxes
KW  - prenatal smoking
KW  - early-life influences human capital
        ER  -