, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide … tobacco leaf. The knowledge note series is funded under the Health Tax Workstream of the World Bank's Global Tax Program …

not know that tobacco causes disease and premature death. Many others know little beyond a vague notion that "smoking is …). There is a clear need for effective ways to inform and alert smokers and provide information on how to reduce their tobacco …-related health risks. Strongly worded, specific, large label information on tobacco product packages provides important public health …

? Using a microeconometric model of the casual labor market in rural India, the authors find that a guaranteed wage rate …

continuously or frequently exposed to tobacco smoke at work. In France, where there are laws restricting smoking in public spaces …Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks …, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. These diseases cause serious illness, disability and premature death. Tobacco causes 4 million …