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The economics of smoking bans: peering through the haze
Although such prohibitions are becoming more common, generalizations can't be made about their impact because they still are too new and too few. Scrutiny of the ban in Maryville, Mo., shows that the issues remain hazy.
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Tobacco buyout : the invisible hand plants first crop
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Solving the Housing Crisis will Require Fighting Monopolies in Construction
U.S. government concerns about great disparities in housing conditions are at least 100 years old. For the first 50 years of this period, U.S. housing crises were widely considered to stem from the failure of the construction industry to adopt new technology -- in particular, factory production methods. The introduction of these methods in many industries had already greatly narrowed the quality of goods consumed by low- and high-income Americans. It was widely known why the industry failed to adopt these methods: Monopolies in traditional construction blocked and sabotaged them. Very little ...
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Clearing the haze? new evidence on the economic impact of smoking bans
When smoking bans were debated in the past, the economic costs were seldom considered. But that's changing, as studies reveal the costs being paid by bars, restaurants and casinos, as well as by employees of these establishments.
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Relocation station : N.C. workers bound for Richmond
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No smoking at the slot machines: the effect of a smoke-free law on Delaware gaming revenues
As communities around the nation consider laws restricting smoking in public places, a key political and economic issue that often arises is the effect that such laws have on the sales and profits of particular sectors. The gaming industry has been active in opposition to such ordinances, citing large prospective losses. This article analyzes the revenues of three gaming facilities in Delaware following the implementation of a smoke-free law in December 2002. Revenues are found to have declined significantly at each of the three facilities, with relative magnitudes of losses corresponding to ...
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Securitizing tobacco settlements: the basics, the benefits, the risks
In this time of fiscal hardship for American states, governors and legislators across the country are searching for ways to make up for revenue shortfalls. Partly because of the severity of the revenue crisis, innovative and unconventional means of raising cash have begun to surface. One of these approaches, the topic of this article, is the securitization of tobacco settlement revenues.
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Leaf falls : tobacco crop's first market year
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Tobacco stimulus: Virginia and North Carolina are among the states using money from their 1998 settlement with tobacco companies to spur economic development
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