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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