The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction

The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction

The aim of this study is to investigate the hypothesis that smoking reduces earnings. We use data from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction, which was jointly carried out with the 2008 Brazilian National Household Sample Survey. Our results support the hypothesis that smoking reduces wages. Furt...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Justus, Elder Sant'Anna, Eloá Sales Davanzo, Gustavo Carvalho Moreira
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2020-05-01
Series:Economia Aplicada
Subjects:
smoking
discrimination
human capital
tobacco
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/142568
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Elder Sant'Anna
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Gustavo Carvalho Moreira
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Elder Sant'Anna
Eloá Sales Davanzo
Gustavo Carvalho Moreira
The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction
Economia Aplicada
smoking
discrimination
human capital
tobacco
author_facet Marcelo Justus
Elder Sant'Anna
Eloá Sales Davanzo
Gustavo Carvalho Moreira
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title The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction
title_short The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction
title_full The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction
title_fullStr The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction
title_full_unstemmed The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction
title_sort wage penalty of smoking in brazil: evidence from the special survey on tobacco addiction
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Economia Aplicada
issn 1413-8050
1980-5330
publishDate 2020-05-01
description The aim of this study is to investigate the hypothesis that smoking reduces earnings. We use data from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction, which was jointly carried out with the 2008 Brazilian National Household Sample Survey. Our results support the hypothesis that smoking reduces wages. Furthermore, we found that about two-thirds of wage differential between male smokers and non-smokers is due to observable characteristics.
topic smoking
discrimination
human capital
tobacco
url http://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/142568
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