effects of cigarette price on the intensity of youth cigarette smoking. Methods: Respondents are classified into nonsmokers … the heaviest smoking levels. Conclusion: Cigarette prices an effective tool to discourage youth smoking. The differential …

Prior economic research provides mixed evidence on the impact of cigarette prices on youth smoking. This paper … empirically tests the effects of various price measures on youth demand for cigarettes using data collected in a recent nationally … that higher cigarette prices, irrespective of the way they are measured, reduce youth cigarette smoking. The split of the …

, strongly enforced measures to: prevent youth from purchasing cigarettes, ban smoking in public places and ban tobacco …: Overall, evidence that the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (launched in 1993 ), was associated with influencing youth …, the predominantly youth-directed media campaign has been very intensive and well-recalled by adolescents. Effects on …

The increases in smoking prevalence among U.S. youth during the 1990's, and the growing evidence that adolescents … youth smoking uptake by examining the differential effects of cigarette prices, Clean Indoor Air laws, youth access laws … prices have an increasing impact as an individual’s risk of smoking uptake gets larger. Youth access laws are significantly …