TY  - JOUR
AU  - Coleman,Greg
AU  - Grossman,Michael
AU  - Joyce,Ted
TI  - The Effect of Cigarette Excise Taxes on Smoking Before, During and After Pregnancy
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 9245
PY  - 2002
Y2  - October 2002
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w9245
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w9245.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Michael Grossman
Ph.D. Program in Economics
City University of New York Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY  10016-4309
Tel: 212/817-7959
Fax: 212/817-1597
E-Mail: mgrossman@gc.cuny.edu

Theodore J. Joyce
Baruch College & Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave, 5th Fl
New York, NY 10016-4309
Tel: 212/817-7960
Fax: 212/817-1597
E-Mail: theodore.joyce@baruch.cuny.edu
AB  - Recent analyses suggest that cigarette excise taxes lower prenatal smoking. It is unclear, however, whether the association between taxes and prenatal smoking represents a decline among women of reproductive age or a particular response by pregnant women. We address this question directly with an analysis of quit and relapse behavior during and after pregnancy. We find that the price elasticity of prenatal quitting and postpartum relapse is close to one in absolute value. We conclude that direct financial incentives to stop smoking during and after pregnancy should be considered.
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