Impact of Italian smoking ban on business activity of restaurants, cafés and bars

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Journal: Economics Letters

Year: 2013

Volume: 121

Issue: 1

Pages: 70-73

Authors (3)

Pieroni, L. (Department of Political Scienc...) Daddi, P. (not in RePEc) Salmasi, L. (Università Cattolica del Sacro...)

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Abstract

We estimate the economic impact of the Italian smoking ban of 2005 on the catering sector using a quasi-experimental design. Our study indicates that the Italian smoking ban had a slight negative impact on sales of cafés and restaurants but had no effect on profits, earnings, or employment.

Impact of Italian smoking ban on business activity of restaurants, cafés and bars

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