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The Economic Impact of Ohio’s Smoke-free Law on Bordering Northern Kentucky Counties Mark K. Pyles, PhD, Assistant Professor College of Charleston School of Business Ellen J. Hahn, DNS, RN, Professor University of Kentucky College of Nursing and College of Public Health Tobacco Policy Research Program www.mc.uky.edu/tobaccopolicy October 20, 2009 Funded by the University of Kentucky Prevention Research Center through a grant from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Cooperative Agreement # U48/DP000039. 1 The Economic Impact of Ohio’s Smoke-free Law on Bordering Northern Kentucky Counties Executive Summary There is no evidence that total employment, total wages paid, or the number of reporting establishments increased in bordering Northern Kentucky counties following the implementation of the Ohio statewide smoke-free law. Although levels of these economic indicators generally increased in border counties of Kentucky following the Ohio law, so did the levels in non-bordering Kentucky counties and the increases were not significantly different between the two groups of counties. Further, after controlling for other influences over time, such ...