Camila Steffens
@camilastfs.bsky.social
Labor economist
Postdoctoral Researcher at ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (@zew.de)
PhD in Economics @uc3meconomics.bsky.social
https://sites.google.com/site/camilastfs/home
Postdoctoral Researcher at ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (@zew.de)
PhD in Economics @uc3meconomics.bsky.social
https://sites.google.com/site/camilastfs/home
Bottom line:
🚭 Our findings suggest comprehensive, well-enforced bans are an effective tool in shaping smoking behavior.
🧵 8/8
#PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #Brazil #SmokeFree #Economics #Policy #Research
@zew.de @uspoficial.bsky.social @economiausp.bsky.social
🚭 Our findings suggest comprehensive, well-enforced bans are an effective tool in shaping smoking behavior.
🧵 8/8
#PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #Brazil #SmokeFree #Economics #Policy #Research
@zew.de @uspoficial.bsky.social @economiausp.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Bottom line:
🚭 Our findings suggest comprehensive, well-enforced bans are an effective tool in shaping smoking behavior.
🧵 8/8
#PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #Brazil #SmokeFree #Economics #Policy #Research
@zew.de @uspoficial.bsky.social @economiausp.bsky.social
🚭 Our findings suggest comprehensive, well-enforced bans are an effective tool in shaping smoking behavior.
🧵 8/8
#PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #Brazil #SmokeFree #Economics #Policy #Research
@zew.de @uspoficial.bsky.social @economiausp.bsky.social
🌎What does this mean beyond Brazil?
➡️ Anti-smoking policies face unique challenges and remain underexplored in developing countries.
➡️ Many European countries still allow smoking lounges or exclude outdoor/partial spaces from bans.
🧵 7/8
➡️ Anti-smoking policies face unique challenges and remain underexplored in developing countries.
➡️ Many European countries still allow smoking lounges or exclude outdoor/partial spaces from bans.
🧵 7/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🌎What does this mean beyond Brazil?
➡️ Anti-smoking policies face unique challenges and remain underexplored in developing countries.
➡️ Many European countries still allow smoking lounges or exclude outdoor/partial spaces from bans.
🧵 7/8
➡️ Anti-smoking policies face unique challenges and remain underexplored in developing countries.
➡️ Many European countries still allow smoking lounges or exclude outdoor/partial spaces from bans.
🧵 7/8
Why young adults? Initiation and early-stage addiction are crucial windows for policy impact.
✅ Increased quitting rates — especially among recent starters
✅ Lower initiation
➡️ We also show how to decompose prevalence outcomes and study pre-trends in these settings.
🧵 6/8
✅ Increased quitting rates — especially among recent starters
✅ Lower initiation
➡️ We also show how to decompose prevalence outcomes and study pre-trends in these settings.
🧵 6/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Why young adults? Initiation and early-stage addiction are crucial windows for policy impact.
✅ Increased quitting rates — especially among recent starters
✅ Lower initiation
➡️ We also show how to decompose prevalence outcomes and study pre-trends in these settings.
🧵 6/8
✅ Increased quitting rates — especially among recent starters
✅ Lower initiation
➡️ We also show how to decompose prevalence outcomes and study pre-trends in these settings.
🧵 6/8
Importantly, enforcement is key ❗
Where enforcement was weak, the policy had no significant impact.
➡️A clear message for policymakers: laws on paper are not enough!
🧵 5/8
Where enforcement was weak, the policy had no significant impact.
➡️A clear message for policymakers: laws on paper are not enough!
🧵 5/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Importantly, enforcement is key ❗
Where enforcement was weak, the policy had no significant impact.
➡️A clear message for policymakers: laws on paper are not enough!
🧵 5/8
Where enforcement was weak, the policy had no significant impact.
➡️A clear message for policymakers: laws on paper are not enough!
🧵 5/8
Our key finding:
🚭 In places with strong enforcement, the bans led to an 18% reduction in smoking prevalence among young adults within 4 years!
🧵 4/8
🚭 In places with strong enforcement, the bans led to an 18% reduction in smoking prevalence among young adults within 4 years!
🧵 4/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Our key finding:
🚭 In places with strong enforcement, the bans led to an 18% reduction in smoking prevalence among young adults within 4 years!
🧵 4/8
🚭 In places with strong enforcement, the bans led to an 18% reduction in smoking prevalence among young adults within 4 years!
🧵 4/8
Between 2009–2013, several Brazilian states and state capitals implemented strict bans covering all enclosed/partially enclosed public spaces.
➡️ No smoking lounges
➡️ Enforced compliance
🧵 3/8
➡️ No smoking lounges
➡️ Enforced compliance
🧵 3/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Between 2009–2013, several Brazilian states and state capitals implemented strict bans covering all enclosed/partially enclosed public spaces.
➡️ No smoking lounges
➡️ Enforced compliance
🧵 3/8
➡️ No smoking lounges
➡️ Enforced compliance
🧵 3/8
Brazil is a global success story in tobacco control.
📉From 18% in 2008 to 12.6% in 2019, smoking prevalence has steadily declined.
But have smoke-free policies contributed to this? We investigated. 👇
🧵 2/8
📉From 18% in 2008 to 12.6% in 2019, smoking prevalence has steadily declined.
But have smoke-free policies contributed to this? We investigated. 👇
🧵 2/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Brazil is a global success story in tobacco control.
📉From 18% in 2008 to 12.6% in 2019, smoking prevalence has steadily declined.
But have smoke-free policies contributed to this? We investigated. 👇
🧵 2/8
📉From 18% in 2008 to 12.6% in 2019, smoking prevalence has steadily declined.
But have smoke-free policies contributed to this? We investigated. 👇
🧵 2/8
Bottom line:
🚭 Our findings suggest comprehensive, well-enforced bans are an effective tool in shaping smoking behavior.
🧵 8/8
#Econsky #PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #Brazil #SmokeFree #Economics #Policy #Research
@zew.de @uspoficial.bsky.social @economiausp.bsky.social
🚭 Our findings suggest comprehensive, well-enforced bans are an effective tool in shaping smoking behavior.
🧵 8/8
#Econsky #PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #Brazil #SmokeFree #Economics #Policy #Research
@zew.de @uspoficial.bsky.social @economiausp.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Bottom line:
🚭 Our findings suggest comprehensive, well-enforced bans are an effective tool in shaping smoking behavior.
🧵 8/8
#Econsky #PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #Brazil #SmokeFree #Economics #Policy #Research
@zew.de @uspoficial.bsky.social @economiausp.bsky.social
🚭 Our findings suggest comprehensive, well-enforced bans are an effective tool in shaping smoking behavior.
🧵 8/8
#Econsky #PublicHealth #TobaccoControl #Brazil #SmokeFree #Economics #Policy #Research
@zew.de @uspoficial.bsky.social @economiausp.bsky.social
Why young adults? Initiation and early-stage addiction are crucial windows for policy impact.
✅ Increased quitting rates — especially among recent starters
✅ Lower initiation
➡️ We also show how to decompose prevalence outcomes and study pre-trends in these settings.
🧵 6/8
✅ Increased quitting rates — especially among recent starters
✅ Lower initiation
➡️ We also show how to decompose prevalence outcomes and study pre-trends in these settings.
🧵 6/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Why young adults? Initiation and early-stage addiction are crucial windows for policy impact.
✅ Increased quitting rates — especially among recent starters
✅ Lower initiation
➡️ We also show how to decompose prevalence outcomes and study pre-trends in these settings.
🧵 6/8
✅ Increased quitting rates — especially among recent starters
✅ Lower initiation
➡️ We also show how to decompose prevalence outcomes and study pre-trends in these settings.
🧵 6/8
Importantly, enforcement is key ❗
Where enforcement was weak, the policy had no significant impact.
A clear message for policymakers: laws on paper are not enough!
🧵 5/8
Where enforcement was weak, the policy had no significant impact.
A clear message for policymakers: laws on paper are not enough!
🧵 5/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Importantly, enforcement is key ❗
Where enforcement was weak, the policy had no significant impact.
A clear message for policymakers: laws on paper are not enough!
🧵 5/8
Where enforcement was weak, the policy had no significant impact.
A clear message for policymakers: laws on paper are not enough!
🧵 5/8
Our key finding:
🚭 In places with strong enforcement, the bans led to an 18% reduction in smoking prevalence among young adults within 4 years!
🧵 4/8
🚭 In places with strong enforcement, the bans led to an 18% reduction in smoking prevalence among young adults within 4 years!
🧵 4/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our key finding:
🚭 In places with strong enforcement, the bans led to an 18% reduction in smoking prevalence among young adults within 4 years!
🧵 4/8
🚭 In places with strong enforcement, the bans led to an 18% reduction in smoking prevalence among young adults within 4 years!
🧵 4/8
Between 2009–2013, several Brazilian states and state capitals implemented strict bans covering all enclosed/partially enclosed public spaces.
➡️ No smoking lounges
➡️ Enforced compliance
🧵 3/8
➡️ No smoking lounges
➡️ Enforced compliance
🧵 3/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Between 2009–2013, several Brazilian states and state capitals implemented strict bans covering all enclosed/partially enclosed public spaces.
➡️ No smoking lounges
➡️ Enforced compliance
🧵 3/8
➡️ No smoking lounges
➡️ Enforced compliance
🧵 3/8
Brazil is a global success story in tobacco control.
📉 From 18% in 2008 to 12.6% in 2019, smoking prevalence has steadily declined.
But have smoke-free policies contributed to this? We investigated. 👇
🧵 2/8
📉 From 18% in 2008 to 12.6% in 2019, smoking prevalence has steadily declined.
But have smoke-free policies contributed to this? We investigated. 👇
🧵 2/8
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Brazil is a global success story in tobacco control.
📉 From 18% in 2008 to 12.6% in 2019, smoking prevalence has steadily declined.
But have smoke-free policies contributed to this? We investigated. 👇
🧵 2/8
📉 From 18% in 2008 to 12.6% in 2019, smoking prevalence has steadily declined.
But have smoke-free policies contributed to this? We investigated. 👇
🧵 2/8