A Behavioral Theory of Policy Feedback in Tobacco Control
Evidence From a Difference‐In‐Difference‐In‐Difference Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6330989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matia Vannoni (0000-0002-8335-6402, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 353-371 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/psj.12282 |
| OpenAlex | W2898438871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 29 |
Public policy scholars argue that in highly tangible policies, such as tobacco control, the public learns from the direct experience of the beneficial effects of the policy. Empirical evidence supports this argument, suggesting that in the United States the introduction of tobacco control measures makes people more inclined to further regulation. By relying on a set of cases which allows testing the effects of the introduction of tobacco control measures across European countries on a series of relevant variables, this study confirms that the introduction of tobacco control measures makes the public more inclined to further regulation. Yet, when the effects of these policies are disaggregated between smokers and nonsmokers, results show that these positive effects are driven by smokers. This puzzle suggests that different effects than mass attitudinal policy feedback effects, driven by learning from direct experience, might explain the positive reaction to tobacco control. This study puts forward a behavioral theory of policy feedback, which suggests that smokers react positively to the introduction of tobacco control measures because they see these measures as commitment devices, which can help them quit smoking. Evidence for this argument is found by demonstrating that the introduction of tobacco control measures increases smokers’ welfare
Argument (complex analysis · Control (management · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Political science · Public economics · Public health · Public policy · Set (abstract data type · Tobacco control · Welfare · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Medicine · Policy Transfer and Learning · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Social Psychology
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Support for behavioral nudges versus alternative policy instruments and their perceived fairness and efficacy
Timing Matters
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Policy compatibility
Why Americans Hate Welfare
Addiction and Cue-Triggered Decision Processes
Doing It Now or Later
Self-efficacy
Policy Feedback and Public Opinion
Spanish Abstract
Public Opinion and Dynamic Representation in the American States
A Theory of Rational Addiction
The Social Contagion Model
Personal Experience and Public Opinion
Attitudinal Policy Feedback and Public Opinion
Values, Political Knowledge, and Public Opinion about Gay Rights
Public Opinion, Policy Tools, and the Status Quo
Attitude Responsiveness and Partisan Bias
Policy feedback, generational replacement, and attitudes to state intervention
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The Public as Thermostat
Making the Most of Statistical Analyses
A Public Transformed? Welfare Reform as Policy Feedback
Psychological Reactance and Persuasive Health Communication
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |