Finally a Smoking Gun? Compensating Differentials and the Introduction of Smoking Bans
中文摘要
本文利用2007—2008年间德国酒店餐饮业交错引入禁烟令这一背景，发现与最全面禁烟令相关的酒吧和餐馆工人日收入稳健下降2.4%。这一效应不太可能由酒店餐饮业收入或工作小时数的下降所驱动，但与一个简单的补偿性工资差异模型相一致。(JEL I12, I18, J22, J31, J81, L83)
Abstract
Using the staggered introduction of smoking bans in the German hospitality industry over 2007–2008, I find a robust 2.4 percent decline in the daily earnings of workers in bars and restaurants associated with the most comprehensive smoking ban. This effect is unlikely to be driven by a decline in hospitality revenues or hours worked but is consistent with a simple model of compensating differentials. (JEL I12, I18, J22, J31, J81, L83)