Low-and middle-income countries, where more than four-fifths of the world's smokers live,
are far behind in implementing comprehensive smoking bans in public places. This paper …

As evidence of the negative effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has mounted, an
increasingly popular public policy response has been to impose restrictions on smoking …

As evidence of the negative effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has mounted, an
increasingly popular public policy response has been to impose restrictions on smoking …

Among the newest policies developed to reduce smoking and improve health are smoking
bans. Using individual-level birth certificate data from the Natality Detail File between 1995 …

An important externality of smoking is the harm it might cause to those who do not smoke.
This paper examines the impact on birth outcomes of children of female workers who are …

We analyzed a nationwide registry of all pregnancies in Uruguay during 2007–2013 to
assess the impact of three types of tobacco control policies:(1) provider-level interventions …

Smoking restrictions in workplaces have been shown to reduce the demand for cigarettes
but little is known of their downstream effect on individual well-being. In this paper, I examine …

Objective To examine the associations of partial and comprehensive smoke-free legislation
with neonatal and infant mortality in Brazil using a quasi-experimental study design. Design …

Objectives We assessed the impact of varying levels of smokefree regulations on birth
outcomes and prenatal smoking. Methods We exploited variations in timing and regulation …

Approximately 135,000 Brazilians die from smoking-related diseases every year (ERIKSEN
et al., 2015). Due to the relevance of smoking as a public health problem, some states and …