Historique
Article de Périodique
Smoking bans and the secondhand smoking problem: An economic analysis (2012)
Auteur(s) :
HOFMANN, A. ;
NELL, M.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
227-236
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
45
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus mots-clés
TABAC
;
INTERDICTION DE FUMER
;
ECONOMIE
;
TABAGISME PASSIF
;
TAXE
;
MODELE STATISTIQUE
Thésaurus géographique
EUROPE
Résumé :
Smoking bans are gaining widespread support in the European Union and other countries. The vast majority of these bans are partial bans given that smoking is still permitted in certain places. This article investigates the role of partial smoking bans in coping with externalities caused by the secondhand smoking problem. Although it is widely known that Pigouvian taxation is superior to a perfect ban, this result does not necessarily carry over to a partial ban because taxes cannot (easily) be differentiated according to location. We show that under an easy and intuitive condition, (1) enacting a partial smoking ban alone always improves social welfare (a) in an unregulated society and (b) even in a regulated society if externalities can be eliminated, and (2) it is ensured that a combination of Pigouvian tax and a partial smoking ban leads to a higher social optimum than implementing corrective Pigouvian taxation alone.
Affiliation :
Institute for Risk and Insurance, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany