The Gruber paper (linked below in my comment) suggests that reducing smoking actually makes the population of smokers and potential smokers happier.
In any case, it doesn’t appear to me true that most smokers don’t want to quit—see data on the US and even in China where most people don’t want to quit, a strong majority (70%) supports the government doing more to control smoking.
The Gruber paper (linked below in my comment) suggests that reducing smoking actually makes the population of smokers and potential smokers happier.
In any case, it doesn’t appear to me true that most smokers don’t want to quit—see data on the US and even in China where most people don’t want to quit, a strong majority (70%) supports the government doing more to control smoking.