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The effects of tobacco taxes on health : an analysis of the effects by income quintile and gender in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine
Denisova, Irina; Kuznetsova, Polina - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
tobacco taxation in these three countries. According to the results obtained, in 2012 smoking caused around 310,000 deaths in … analysis includes an estimation of changes in smoking prevalence, mortality, life expectancy, and public health expenditures by … income quintile and gender. Considered excise growth can lead to about 3.5 to 4.0 percent fall in smoking prevalence, which …
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AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TOBACCO CONTROL IN THAILAND
Sarntisart, Isra - Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC … - 2003
1996 the trend reversed as tax/price policies were used to discourage smoking. Smoking prevalence is higher among men than …
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Provoziert die Tabaksteuererhöhung schon 1991 Mehreinnahmen von 1,1 Mrd. DM?
Körner, Josef - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 44 (1991) 10, pp. 03-05
Das Tabakaufkommen wuchs 1990 aufgrund der innerdeutschen Grenzöffnung so stark wie schon seit drei Jahrzehnten nicht mehr. Die in diesem Jahr abzusehenden Mehreinnahmen beruhen einmal darauf, daß auch schon im ersten Halbjahr Tabaksteuer aus den neuen Bundesländern in die Bundeskasse...
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The world tobacco industry : trends and prospects
Liemt, Gijsbert van - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2001
Focuses on cigarette manufacturing in the 1990s.
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The tobacco sector in the United States a study of five states
Kennedy, Maureen - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002
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THE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO IN SRI LANKA
Arunatilake, Nisha; Opatha, Maduwanthi - Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC … - 2004
This paper describes trends in tobacco use in Sri Lanka, assesses the economic contribution of the industry (jobs, earnings, tax revenues and trade balance), and analyses the relationship between demand for cigarettes and prices and incomes, looking at different socioeconomic groups. It uses the...
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Cigarette Demand, Taxation, and the Poor: A Case Study of Bulgaria
Sayginsoy, Ozgen; Yurekli, Ayda A.; de Beyer, Joy - Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC … - 2002
This paper usesthe Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) Household Survey, conducted in 1995, to analyze demand for cigarettes in Bulgaria and the effects on the poor of a hypothetical revenue-maximizing specific excise tax increase levied on cigarettes. One important finding is that the tax...
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Prices and social behavior: A study of adult smoking in Canadian Aboriginal communities
Matheson, Jesse - Department of Economics, Leicester University - 2011
effect, whereby price influences the individual by changing community smoking behavior. Estimates suggest a 10 percent … increase in price decreases daily smoking by 0.75 percentage points (1.7 percent), occasional smoking by 1.39 percentage points … (9.3 percent) and average smoking intensity by 0.15 cigarettes per day (2.9 percent). Further, the indirect effect …
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The European tobacco control report 2007
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC …; … - 2007
The European tobacco control report describes the tobacco control situation and the status of tobacco control policies in the WHO European Region as at late 2006; reviews progress following the adoption of the European Strategy for Tobacco Control (ESTC) in 2002; and establishes a baseline for...
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Health in All Policies as a Strategic Policy Response to NCDs
Lin, Vivian; Jones, Catherine; Wang, Shiyong; Barbd, Enis - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...
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