Bars, restaurants see no significant employment change under smoking bans in two cities
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 13:14
in Mathematics & Economics
The passage of smoking bans in two large Minnesota cities was not associated with job losses at bars and may in fact have contributed to higher employment in restaurants, according to new research. The study is the first to examine the economic effects of clean indoor air policies on bars and restaurants as independent types of businesses, the researchers said.