We estimate the economic impact of the Italian smoking ban of 2005 on the catering sector using a quasi-experimental design. Our study indicates that the Italian smoking ban had a slight negative impact on sales of cafés and restaurants but had no effect on profits, earnings, or employment. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Pieroni, L., Daddi, P., Salmasi, L., Impact of Italian smoking ban on business activity of restaurants, cafés and bars, <<ECONOMICS LETTERS>>, 2013; 121 (1): 70-73. [doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.07.008] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/117948]
Impact of Italian smoking ban on business activity of restaurants, cafés and bars
Salmasi, L.
2013
Abstract
We estimate the economic impact of the Italian smoking ban of 2005 on the catering sector using a quasi-experimental design. Our study indicates that the Italian smoking ban had a slight negative impact on sales of cafés and restaurants but had no effect on profits, earnings, or employment. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
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