Forgone Earnings from Smoking : Evidence for a Developing Country

The authors estimate the economic losses related to the negative effect of smoking on wages in a context of a developing country. Using data from the 2005 Albania Living Standards Monitoring Survey, they jointly estimate a system of three equations: the smoking decision and two separate wage equatio...

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Main Authors: Lokshin, Michael, Beegle, Kathleen
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7094984/forgone-earnings-smoking-evidence-developing-country
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9274
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spelling okr-10986-92742021-04-23T14:02:41Z Forgone Earnings from Smoking : Evidence for a Developing Country Lokshin, Michael Beegle, Kathleen ADDICTION ADDICTIVE NATURE ADDICTIVE NATURE OF SMOKING ADULTHOOD ADVERSE HEALTH ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECT AGGRESSIVE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ALCOHOL USE ALGORITHM ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGNS CAREGIVERS CHRONIC DISEASES CIGARETTE CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION CIGARETTE SMOKING CIGARETTES CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO CURRENT SMOKERS DEPENDENCE DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL EARLY ADOLESCENCE EARLY ADOLESCENT ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC LOSSES ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL EFFECT OF ALCOHOL EPIDEMIC EX-SMOKER FEMALES FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH-CARE COSTS ILLNESSES INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS MALE SMOKERS MARITAL STATUS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NICOTINE NICOTINE CONTENT OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE OVERWEIGHT PARENTAL EDUCATION PARENTAL INFLUENCE PARENTAL SMOKING PATIENTS POLLUTION PREMATURE DEATH PREVENTING TOBACCO USE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PRICE OF TOBACCO PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SPACES RELIGIOUS BELIEFS RESPIRATORY DISEASES RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE SMOKER SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING BEHAVIOR SMOKING CESSATION SMOKING EXPOSURE SMOKING IN PUBLIC SMOKING POLICIES SMOKING PREVALENCE SMOKING PREVENTION SOCIAL MEDICINE SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SERVICES STD SUBSTANCE USE SURGERY TOBACCO TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO CONTROL INITIATIVES TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO PRODUCTION TOBACCO PRODUCTS TOBACCO USE TREATMENT VENTILATION WESTERN EUROPE WORKERS WORKPLACE YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG SMOKERS YOUNG WORKERS The authors estimate the economic losses related to the negative effect of smoking on wages in a context of a developing country. Using data from the 2005 Albania Living Standards Monitoring Survey, they jointly estimate a system of three equations: the smoking decision and two separate wage equations for smokers and nonsmokers. The results show that, after controlling for observed characteristics and taking into account unobserved heterogeneity in personal characteristics, smoking has a substantial negative impact on wages. On average smokers' wages are 20 percent lower than the wages of similar nonsmokers, providing strong evidence for the potential policy relevance of tobacco control initiatives for developing countries. 2012-06-26T18:30:23Z 2012-06-26T18:30:23Z 2006-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7094984/forgone-earnings-smoking-evidence-developing-country http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9274 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4018 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Albania
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topic ADDICTION
ADDICTIVE NATURE
ADDICTIVE NATURE OF SMOKING
ADULTHOOD
ADVERSE HEALTH
ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECT
AGGRESSIVE
ALCOHOL
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
ALCOHOL USE
ALGORITHM
ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGNS
CAREGIVERS
CHRONIC DISEASES
CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
CIGARETTE SMOKING
CIGARETTES
CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO
CURRENT SMOKERS
DEPENDENCE
DISEASE
DISEASE CONTROL
EARLY ADOLESCENCE
EARLY ADOLESCENT
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC LOSSES
ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL
EFFECT OF ALCOHOL
EPIDEMIC
EX-SMOKER
FEMALES
FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
GIRLS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH-CARE COSTS
ILLNESSES
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
MALE SMOKERS
MARITAL STATUS
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
NICOTINE
NICOTINE CONTENT
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
OVERWEIGHT
PARENTAL EDUCATION
PARENTAL INFLUENCE
PARENTAL SMOKING
PATIENTS
POLLUTION
PREMATURE DEATH
PREVENTING TOBACCO USE
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
PRICE OF TOBACCO
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SPACES
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE
SMOKER
SMOKERS
SMOKING
SMOKING BEHAVIOR
SMOKING CESSATION
SMOKING EXPOSURE
SMOKING IN PUBLIC
SMOKING POLICIES
SMOKING PREVALENCE
SMOKING PREVENTION
SOCIAL MEDICINE
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STD
SUBSTANCE USE
SURGERY
TOBACCO
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO CONTROL INITIATIVES
TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
TOBACCO PRODUCTION
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO USE
TREATMENT
VENTILATION
WESTERN EUROPE
WORKERS
WORKPLACE
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG SMOKERS
YOUNG WORKERS
spellingShingle ADDICTION
ADDICTIVE NATURE
ADDICTIVE NATURE OF SMOKING
ADULTHOOD
ADVERSE HEALTH
ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECT
AGGRESSIVE
ALCOHOL
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
ALCOHOL USE
ALGORITHM
ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGNS
CAREGIVERS
CHRONIC DISEASES
CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
CIGARETTE SMOKING
CIGARETTES
CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO
CURRENT SMOKERS
DEPENDENCE
DISEASE
DISEASE CONTROL
EARLY ADOLESCENCE
EARLY ADOLESCENT
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC LOSSES
ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL
EFFECT OF ALCOHOL
EPIDEMIC
EX-SMOKER
FEMALES
FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
GIRLS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH-CARE COSTS
ILLNESSES
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
MALE SMOKERS
MARITAL STATUS
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
NICOTINE
NICOTINE CONTENT
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
OVERWEIGHT
PARENTAL EDUCATION
PARENTAL INFLUENCE
PARENTAL SMOKING
PATIENTS
POLLUTION
PREMATURE DEATH
PREVENTING TOBACCO USE
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
PRICE OF TOBACCO
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SPACES
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE
SMOKER
SMOKERS
SMOKING
SMOKING BEHAVIOR
SMOKING CESSATION
SMOKING EXPOSURE
SMOKING IN PUBLIC
SMOKING POLICIES
SMOKING PREVALENCE
SMOKING PREVENTION
SOCIAL MEDICINE
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STD
SUBSTANCE USE
SURGERY
TOBACCO
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO CONTROL INITIATIVES
TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
TOBACCO PRODUCTION
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO USE
TREATMENT
VENTILATION
WESTERN EUROPE
WORKERS
WORKPLACE
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG SMOKERS
YOUNG WORKERS
Lokshin, Michael
Beegle, Kathleen
Forgone Earnings from Smoking : Evidence for a Developing Country
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Albania
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4018
description The authors estimate the economic losses related to the negative effect of smoking on wages in a context of a developing country. Using data from the 2005 Albania Living Standards Monitoring Survey, they jointly estimate a system of three equations: the smoking decision and two separate wage equations for smokers and nonsmokers. The results show that, after controlling for observed characteristics and taking into account unobserved heterogeneity in personal characteristics, smoking has a substantial negative impact on wages. On average smokers' wages are 20 percent lower than the wages of similar nonsmokers, providing strong evidence for the potential policy relevance of tobacco control initiatives for developing countries.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Lokshin, Michael
Beegle, Kathleen
author_facet Lokshin, Michael
Beegle, Kathleen
author_sort Lokshin, Michael
title Forgone Earnings from Smoking : Evidence for a Developing Country
title_short Forgone Earnings from Smoking : Evidence for a Developing Country
title_full Forgone Earnings from Smoking : Evidence for a Developing Country
title_fullStr Forgone Earnings from Smoking : Evidence for a Developing Country
title_full_unstemmed Forgone Earnings from Smoking : Evidence for a Developing Country
title_sort forgone earnings from smoking : evidence for a developing country
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7094984/forgone-earnings-smoking-evidence-developing-country
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9274
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