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Author: Gustafson, Tara A.
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Levine, Phillip B.
Gustafson, Tara A.
Velenchik, Ann D.
More Bad News for Smokers? The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Labor Market Outcomes
NBER Working Paper No. 5270, National Bureau of Economic Research, September 1995.
Also: http://nber.nber.org/papers/W5270
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Keyword(s): Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Employment; Heterogeneity; Household Structure; Labor Market Outcomes; Modeling; Siblings; State Welfare; Wage Differentials; Wages

This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine the effect of smoking on wages and employment. The panel nature and household structure of these data enable us to implement methods to account for differences in observed and unobserved individual characteristics that may be correlated with both smoking and wages. Changes in wages associated with changes in smoking behavior and models that utilize sibling comparisons are estimated to address the potential heterogeneity problem. Estimates from alternative specifications all indicate that smoking reduces wages by roughly 4-8%. No robust, statistically significant effect on employment is observed. Full-text available on-line: http://nber.nber.org/papers/W5270
Bibliography Citation
Levine, Phillip B., Tara A. Gustafson and Ann D. Velenchik. "More Bad News for Smokers? The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Labor Market Outcomes." NBER Working Paper No. 5270, National Bureau of Economic Research, September 1995.
2. Levine, Phillip B.
Gustafson, Tara A.
Velenchik, Ann D.
More Bad News for Smokers? The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Wages
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 50,3 (April 1997): 493-509.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2525187
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
Keyword(s): Benefits; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Wage Differentials

Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data, a study examines the effect of smoking on wages. The analysis controls for differences in individual characteristics that may be correlated with both smoking and wages, including unobservable person-specific characteristics that are constant over time, and unobservable characteristics that are constant within a family. Estimates from alternative specifications indicate that smoking reduces wages by roughly 4%-8%. Empirical tests of 3 potential explanations for this finding yield no conclusive results. Copyright New York State School of Industrial & Labor Relations 1997. Fulltext online. Photocopy available from ABI/INFORM
Bibliography Citation
Levine, Phillip B., Tara A. Gustafson and Ann D. Velenchik. "More Bad News for Smokers? The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Wages." Industrial and Labor Relations Review 50,3 (April 1997): 493-509.