Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/245695 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14644
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
smoking
cigarette taxes
mortality
JEL: 
H2
I10
I12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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