Making a Smooth Exit? Menthol Bans and Cigarette Sales in Massachusetts

The authors thank Baek Jung Kim, Ilya Morozov, Omid Rafieian, Stephan Seiler, Francesca Valsesia, Scott Wallace, Chuck Weinberg, and Chunhua Wu as well as audiences at Colorado State University, the University of Washington–University of British Columbia marketing conference, and the Marketing Science conference for their helpful comments and suggestions. The researchers’ own analyses were calculated (or derived) based in part on data from Nielsen Consumer LLC and marketing databases provided through the NielsenIQ Datasets at the Kilts Center for Marketing Data Center at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. The conclusions drawn from the NielsenIQ data are those of the researchers and do not reflect the views of NielsenIQ. NielsenIQ is not responsible for, had no role in, and was not involved in analyzing and preparing the results reported herein. All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or nonfinancial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.