Efforts to guide peoples' behavior toward environmental sustainability, good health, or new
products have emphasized informational and attitude change strategies. There is evidence …

Background. Policymakers need estimates of the impact of tobacco control (TC) policies to
set priorities and targets for reducing tobacco use. We systematically reviewed the …

Objective To evaluate the effects of specification choices on the accuracy of estimates in
difference‐in‐differences (DID) models. Data Sources Process‐of‐care quality data from …

Large in‐person gatherings of travelers who do not socially distance are classified as the
“highest risk” for COVID‐19 spread by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

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 …

Previous studies have found an association between recessions and increased rates of
suicide. In the present study we widened the focus to examine the association between …

Tobacco regulation has been a major component of health policy in the developed world
since the UK Royal College of Physicians' and the US Surgeon General's reports in the …

Summary The Rubin Causal Model (RCM) is a framework that allows to define the causal
effect of an intervention as a contrast of potential outcomes. In recent years, several methods …

The literature on the effects of public smoking bans on smoking behaviour presents
conflicting results and there is limited evidence on their impact on active smoking. This …

The recent wave of behavioral economics has led some theorists to advocate the possibility
of" libertarian paternalism," in which regulators designing institutions permit significant …