Search economic studies of smokefree hospitality [ Download full checklist PDF ] Depending on who pays for them and how they are executed, studies of smokefree measures' economic effects may be reliable — or not. Here's a checklist you can use to sort through independent and tobacco insdustry-sponsored studies. Check off as many quality criteria as you like ("Why is this important?" explains the reason for each). Then click Search Publications. To narrow your search, type keywords such as place, year, author, or publication. Scroll through results to view a specific study. This database contains 128 studies as of January 14, 2008. Study checklist... What Makes A Study "Good" and Why? Did the study measure what happend actually happened (not just what people feared would happen?) Why is this important? Did the study uses hard numbers (such as actual revenues or employment statistics collected by an unbiased source?) Why is this important? Did the study include information for a reasonable time before the smokefree policy went into effect? Why is this important? Did the study account for underlying trends and random fluctuations in the business cycle? Why is this important? Did the study use at least one year's data (usually 4 quarters) to assess the effects of the ordinance? Why is this important? Does the study account for underlying economic conditions? Why is this important? Is the source of funding for the study disclosed? Why is this important? Is the study in a "peer reviewed" journal? Why is this important? Is the study financed by an agency that has no ties with the tobacco industry? Why is this important? AND enter a keyword (optional) to search on: Someone given you a study not in the database? Send it to us and we'll take a look at it.
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