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The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide policy makers with an overview of relevant issues and...
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Major risk factors for NCDs in Samoa include poor nutrition, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and physical …
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not know that tobacco causes disease and premature death. Many others know little beyond a vague notion that "smoking is …
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Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks … continuously or frequently exposed to tobacco smoke at work. In France, where there are laws restricting smoking in public spaces …
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"While providing the most reliable method of evaluating social programs, randomized experiments in industrial and developing countries alike are accompanied by political risks and ethical issues that jeopardize the chances of adopting them. Buddelmeyer and Skoufias use a unique data set from...
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