Hoehn-Velasco Lauren, Pesko Michael F, Phillips Serena
Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University; and IZA.
Am J Health Econ. 2023 Fall;9(4):605-648. doi: 10.1086/723825. Epub 2023 Oct 16.
This study examines the long-term link between in-utero cigarette taxes and adult prenatal smoking. We use U.S. birth certificate records to demonstrate that exposure to higher in-utero cigarette taxes (over 1965-2001) reduces later-life adult pre-pregnancy and prenatal smoking. We also show that higher in-utero cigarette taxes have long-lasting effects on adult health, and intergenerational consequences for infant health. Finally, we demonstrate that larger in-utero tax responsiveness correlates with smaller contemporary cigarette tax responsiveness, suggesting that higher in-utero taxes may alter the composition of remaining smokers and contribute to reductions in contemporary cigarette tax responsiveness.
本研究考察了子宫内香烟税与成年人产前吸烟之间的长期联系。我们利用美国出生证明记录来证明，暴露于更高的子宫内香烟税（1965年至2001年期间）会减少成年后怀孕前和孕期的吸烟行为。我们还表明，更高的子宫内香烟税对成年人健康有持久影响，并对婴儿健康产生代际影响。最后，我们证明，更大的子宫内税收反应性与更小的当代香烟税收反应性相关，这表明更高的子宫内税收可能会改变剩余吸烟者的构成，并有助于降低当代香烟税收反应性。
