Public choice scholars have attended only modestly to issues in public health. We expect
that to change rapidly given the Covid-19 pandemic. The time therefore is ripe for taking …

The Coase theorem is one of the most influential and controversial ideas to emerge from
post–World War II economics. This article examines the theorem's origins, diffusion, and the …

This article examines the effect of restrictive smoking laws on restaurants, bars, and taverns.
Supporters of these laws often argue that they do not harm firms and may even raise profits …

We study the social interaction of non-smokers and smokers as a sequential game,
incorporating insights from social psychology and experimental economics into an economic …

This paper investigates the effects of local smoking bans on different out-comes using
county and time variation over the last 20 years in the US. First, I find no evidence that local …

Voters' preferences for smoking restrictions in restaurants, bars, malls, indoor sporting
events, and hospitals are consistent with state‐level restrictions on smoking in each of these …

Although laws restricting smoking in restaurants are becoming commonplace, most research
has focused on either the health benefits that laws may provide customers and workers or …

Supporters of smoking laws often argue that they do not harm restaurants, bars, and taverns
and may even raise their profits. Opponents argue that owners cater to customer …

In this paper business owner expectations regarding revenue changes due to a general
smoking ban are analyzed using a survey mailed out to all restaurants, bars, cafés and …

Although numerous studies have examined the effect of clean indoor‐air laws on tobacco
consumption, a handful of other studies have sought to address the demand for smoking …