Reduced smoking and rising obesity: Does smoking ban in the workplace matter?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 108
Issue: 3
Pages: 249-252

Authors (4)

Score contribution per author:

0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using worksite smoking ban as an instrumental variable for smoking, we examine the relationship between smoking and body weight in a two-stage least square estimation. We find evidence that reduced smoking may lead to the rising of obesity.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:3:p:249-252
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
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2026-01-25