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Smoke‐Free Laws And Employee Turnover

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  • ERIC THOMPSON
  • ELLEN J. HAHN
  • GLENN BLOMQUIST
  • JOHN GAREN
  • DON MULLINEAUX
  • NOLA OGUNRO
  • MARY K. RAYENS

Abstract

This study examines how smoke‐free laws influence turnover among restaurant workers. The study uses a unique data set of payroll records of a franchisee of a national full‐service restaurant chain operating 23 restaurants in the state of Arizona, a state where several communities have adopted smoke‐free laws. Municipal smoke‐free laws did not, on average, have a statistically significant effect on the probability of employee separation in the years after implementation. These results suggest that training costs associated with employee turnover would not rise for full‐service restaurants in municipalities that adopt smoke‐free laws. (JEL I18, J63)

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  • Eric Thompson & Ellen J. Hahn & Glenn Blomquist & John Garen & Don Mullineaux & Nola Ogunro & Mary K. Rayens, 2008. "Smoke‐Free Laws And Employee Turnover," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 26(3), pages 351-359, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:26:y:2008:i:3:p:351-359
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2007.00091.x
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    2. Tami Gurley-Calvez & George W. Hammond & Randall A. Childs, 2014. "Labor Market Impacts Of Smoking Regulations On The Restaurant Industry," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 32(4), pages 681-694, October.

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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs

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