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Bauer, Christian und Lingens, Jörg (4. Mai 2009): Smoking Bans in the Presence of Social Interaction. Münchener Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beiträge (VWL) 2009-7 [PDF, 133kB]

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the welfare effects of a public smoking ban in bars. We construct a model that captures crucial features of bar life: competing bars, social interaction, and heterogenous preferences for a smoking ban. Smokers and non-smokers simultaneously choose a bar given their preferences for meeting other people. Bars anticipate the behavior of individuals and choose the smoking regime strategically. Since the (dis)utility from smoking and social interaction are substitutes, the smoking regime is a stronger coordination device if the disutility from smoking is large. If all bars allow smoking in equilibrium, a public smoking ban enhances welfare.

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