The Impact of Smoking Bans on the Hospitality Industry: New Evidence from Stock Market Returns Abstract The vast 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
Premium Scientific method Hospitality industry Stock market
[Obama ’s Gun Ban] The reasons I am against Obama’s gun ban is as follows. The Second Amendment states that the people have the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. When the government steps in and starts deciding what kind of arms we can and cannot keep‚ or what we cannot bear that is an infringement on our rights I will cover several reasons why are gun rights should not be infringed upon by Obama’s gun ban His ban targets the wrong weapon to begin with‚ most weapons used
Premium Crime Firearm Rifle
United Kingdom is considering the appeal and revocation of a partial public smoking ban that exempts non-food serving bars (pubs). According to a public poll performed‚ 72% of the U.K. people preferred a full-scale public smoking ban. The U.K. Parliament will vote on changing the partial ban to a full ban with no exemptions (“New hope for a complete smoking ban in public places‚” 2006).New hope for a complete smoking ban in public places. (2006). Lancet‚ 367(9506)‚ 184. Retrieved July 24‚ 2008‚ from
Premium Smoking ban Source
French Hijab Ban: Cover Up… But Not Religiously In 2004‚ the government in France took a vote and the results were 494 to 36‚ in favor of banning the wearing of the Islamic hijab‚ headscarf‚ in public. Since then‚ many Muslims have been fined for wearing their religious clothing in public‚ riots have started‚ and legal measures have been taken. Not only has this religious intolerance occurred in France‚ but bans on steeples on mosques in Switzerland have been put in effect and government officials
Premium France
Should Pit Bulls as a breed be banned? How would you feel if your dog that you love more than anything in the world couldn’t go with you when you moved homes because of ban laws and you had to euthanize your best friend? Over 1‚500 pit bulls get euthanized each year because of these ban laws. “Aggression” is why these ban laws have been made and it’s not the dogs fault it’s the behavioral decisions of the owners. Humane society’s get 1‚500 to 1‚600 pit bulls every year and only 2 out of 10
Premium Dog Dog breed Dog health
Darlene Johnson 25 November‚ 2013 Ban on Hiring Smokers Critical Thinking 1. http://www.hrmorning.com/ban-hiring-smokers/ 2. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/11smoking.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Construction: the building of something‚ typically a large structure Refocus: adjust the focus of a lens or one’s eye Identify: establish or indicate who or what someone or something is; associate someone close with; regard someone as having strong links with Think Through: to fully consider an
Premium Critical thinking Reasoning Thought
References: David‚ W. (2005). Smoking ban in Italy. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2005/01/050110_italy_smoking_ban.shtml Hawkins‚ A. (2010) International smoking facts. Retrieved from http://www.inforesearchlab.com/internationalsmokingfacts
Premium Passive smoking Tobacco Cigarette
the different types of language used in the article “Time smokers were made to clear the air”‚ written by: Alice Clarke‚ published in the Herald Sun on February 11th 2013. The Headline tells the readers that it is a serious article about putting more bans on smoking. The writer starts the article with a humorous‚ but interesting sentence‚ she says “I say this with love‚ but people are stupid”. This opening sentence really catches the reader’s attention and makes him/her quite intrigued. The first paragraph
Premium Passive smoking Smoking ban Smoking
RAY-BAN: THE HISTORY OF THE TOP-SELLING EYEWEAR BRAND WORLDWIDE Throughout its seven-and-a-half decades‚ Ray-Ban has been instrumental in pushing boundaries in music and the arts‚ forging the rise of celebrity culture‚ and creating the power of the rock and movie stars to influence fashion. From James Dean to Audrey Hepburn to Michael Jackson‚ Ray-Ban has proven indispensible for cultural icons who don’t want to be seen - but definitely want to be noticed. Ray-Ban has left an indelible mark on culture
Premium
organizations. Within a very short space of time it has become much less acceptable in the workplace and‚ in many countries‚ banned altogether. Why has this happened? This article seeks to answer this question. Although the main legislative basis of these bans is the health and safety of employees‚ we argue that the issues at stake are in fact more complex. Smoking‚ we contend‚ should be understood as a practice with diverse cultural meanings‚ and its regulation located within the context of a longstanding
Free Smoking Tobacco Tobacco smoking