Dragone, Davide; Manaresi, Francesco; Savorelli, Luca - School of Economics and Finance, University of St. Andrews - 2013
The debate on tobacco and fat taxes often treats smoking and eating as independent behaviors. However, the available … jointly affect body weight and addiction to smoking. Focusing on direct and cross-price effects, we compare tobacco taxes and … more effective than tobacco taxes at simultaneously fighting obesity and smoking. …