Tobacco and alcohol: Interdependence in consumption?
Recent results based on a large German micro data set show that tobacco and alcohol are complements. Smoking bans are thus likely to reduce alcohol consumption too, but not by much. One cigarette less per day reduces drinking by 1% of a half-pint of beer. Smoke-free pubs are not in danger of becoming alcohol-free too.
Tauchmann, H., S. Göhlmann, T. Requate and C. Schmidt (2008), Tobacco and alcohol: Interdependence in consumption? . VOX CEPR Policy Portal, 08.06.2008.