Do e-cigarette retail licensure laws reduce youth tobacco use?

IF 3.4 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS
Charles Courtemanche , Yang Liang , Johanna Catherine Maclean , Caterina Muratori , Joseph J. Sabia
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Abstract

E-cigarette licensure laws (ELLs) require retailers to obtain a state license to sell e-cigarettes over the counter. This study is the first to comprehensively explore the effect of ELL adoption on youth tobacco product use. Using data from the State Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and a difference-in-differences approach, we find no evidence that ELL adoption reduces youth ENDS use. The precision of our estimates allows us to rule out, with 95 % confidence, ELL-induced declines in prior-month, frequent, and everyday youth ENDS use of more than 0.7, 0.3, and 0.4 percentage points, respectively. The pattern of null findings persists when we examine ELLs that impose higher penalties for retailer non-compliance, higher renewable licensure fees, and criminal in addition to civil penalties. We conclude that ELLs have only limited success in curbing access to ENDS among youths.

电子烟零售许可法能减少青少年烟草使用吗?
电子烟许可法(ELL)要求零售商必须获得州政府颁发的许可证才能在柜台销售电子烟。本研究首次全面探讨了采用 ELL 对青少年烟草制品使用的影响。利用州青少年风险行为调查(YRBS)的数据和差分法,我们没有发现任何证据表明采用 ELL 会减少青少年使用 ENDS。我们估算的精确度使我们能够以 95% 的置信度排除 ELL 引起的青少年上月、经常和日常 ENDS 使用率分别下降超过 0.7、0.3 和 0.4 个百分点的可能性。当我们研究对零售商违规行为处以更高的处罚、收取更高的可续期许可费以及除民事处罚外还处以刑事处罚的 ELL 时,结果依然为空。我们的结论是,电子学习法律在遏制青少年接触ENDS方面成效有限。
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Journal of Health Economics
Journal of Health Economics 医学-卫生保健
CiteScore
6.10
自引率
2.90%
发文量
96
审稿时长
49 days
期刊介绍: This journal seeks articles related to the economics of health and medical care. Its scope will include the following topics: Production and supply of health services; Demand and utilization of health services; Financing of health services; Determinants of health, including investments in health and risky health behaviors; Economic consequences of ill-health; Behavioral models of demanders, suppliers and other health care agencies; Evaluation of policy interventions that yield economic insights; Efficiency and distributional aspects of health policy; and such other topics as the Editors may deem appropriate.
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