The Impact of Smoking Bans on the Hospitality Industry: New Evidence from Stock Market Returns
The Impact of Smoking Bans on the Hospitality Industry: New Evidence from Stock Market Returns
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禁烟令对酒店业的影响:股市回报的新证据
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2008
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Jonathan T. Tomlin
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Jonathan T. Tomlin
Abstract The majority of over 150 studies conclude that smoking bans do not have adverse effects on the revenues, profits, or employment of hospitality industry firms. However, several important criticisms have recently been raised which call into question many of the prior results. I examine the market value impact of a proposed smoking ban using a sample and methodology not subject to the perceived shortcomings in prior studies an event study on the Indian hospitality industry. Contrary to the results in most prior studies, I find negative abnormal stock returns to portfolios of the hospitality industry firms examined upon the announcement of a proposed smoking ban. These results support the conclusion that a smoking ban lowered the aggregate market value of these firms.