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Effects of pregnancy and birth on smoking and drinking behaviors: a comparative study between men and women

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  • Eiji Yamamura

    (Department of Economics, Seinan Gakuin University)

  • Yoshiro Tsutsui

    (Faculty of Economics, Konan University)

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Using panel data obtained from monthly surveys for 3 years, we examined how the effects of life events such as marriage, pregnancy, and birth on smoking and drinking behaviors differ between men and women. Key findings were: (1) marriage did not reduce s moking for men or women. (2) Both men and women fs consumption of alcohol and cigarettes were lower during pregnancy and after childbirth than before pregnancy. The degree of the effects of pregnancy for women was approximately 5- 7 times larger than that fo r men. (3) Giving birth reduced consumption by roughly 11 cigarettes per day for women and two cigarettes per day for men compared with before pregnancy. These results indicate that a predicted negative externality to infants from their parents f drinking a nd smoking behaviors gives parents an incentive to avoid consuming alcohol and tobacco.

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  • Eiji Yamamura & Yoshiro Tsutsui, 2016. "Effects of pregnancy and birth on smoking and drinking behaviors: a comparative study between men and women," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business 16-26, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics.
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    Externality; Passive smoking; Pregnancy;
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    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles

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