Date of Award

1-1-2016

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Economics

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, 131 pages) : PDF file, illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Kajal Lahiri

Committee Members

Benjamin Shaw, Pinka Chatterji, Baris Yoruk

Keywords

Dynamic Model, Econometrics, Health Economics, Health shock, Panel Data Model, Smoking, Cigarette smokers, Older people

Subject Categories

Economics

Abstract

It has been showed that smoking behavior is closely associated with health, and smoking is considered as one of the greatest causes of preventable mortality and a major contributor to lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disease. However, compared with studies on youth’s smoking behavior, research and evidence specifically for elderly is relatively rare.

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