nations concerned with the risks and health consequences of smoking tobacco has resulted in the adoption of international …For years, tobacco interests have played an important role in developing international law. Recently, cooperation among …, and recount the history of tobacco litigation before international courts and tribunals and to assess its contribution to …

heavy tobacco taxes, typically die at an earlier age than non-smokers who ring up important old-age care costs. But the more … important question is whether there are net social benefits or costs to smoking. World Bank economists have been using very … creative welfare economics to argue that tobacco ultimately inflicts a net cost on society and that the optimal consumption …