These social, alcohol-induced smokes are common in bars, parties, and any setting where alcohol use lowers inhibitions and turns casual drinkers into temporary smokers
Texas suddenly became so very important because it had an actual trial date and that scared the tobacco companies silly, says Joe Rice, a partner at South Carolina-based Motley Rice, a law firm that represented 31 states, including Texas, involved in the tobacco litigation
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Survivorship- number of large plantations increases Total Factor Productivity Q=LaKbTc TFP=Q/LaKbTc Used to compare Northern Agriculture to Southern Agriculture and to look at productivity differences between slave plantations of different types a,b, c are factor shares for labor, capital and land a=.58, b=.17, c=.25 Data on L, K, T from census L adjusted for age and sex differences T adjusted for land quality North vs South (Ls/Ln) .58 (Ks/Kn) .17 (Ts/Tn) .25 =72.8 South has 72.8% of Norths inputs Qs/Qn = 102.5 Souths output is 102.5% of Norths inputs TFP =102.5/72.8 = 140.8 Economies of Scale Data is from the Parker-Gallman Sample of the 1860 Census North= 100 Farm size(#slaves) Old South New South 0 98.4 112.7 1-15 103.3 127.2 16-50 124.9 176.1 51 or more 135.1 154.7 All slave farms 118.9 153.1 All Farms 116.2 144.7 Criticism Labor variable-more frost free days in South and slave worked longer hours FE response longer growing season does not mean more hours Weights use to adjust labor Criticism Land-FE used land value David and Temin argue should not adjust on the basis of value because it includes location advantage Most large plantation located on rivers when FE adjust for location advantage makes them more efficient
