Many communities and several states prohibit smoking in bars or restaurants. Using county-
level data on employment from across the US, we find that communities where smoking is …

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 …

This study adds to the limited literature on the demand for casino gaming. The major focus is
on the effect of a statewide smoking ban. A system of slot machine demand equations, one …

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 …

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 …

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 …

While Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believe that most state governments
under-fund tobacco-control programs, little is known about why large variation in spending …

Adult smoking prevalence has been falling in the United States, down fro percent in 1965 to
24.1 percent in 1998, a 43 percent reduction. The perc adults who never smoked increased …

California is often considered the model for tobacco-control programs due to its early
adoption of comprehensive programs aimed at lowering tobacco consumption. Tobacco …