). The objective of this paper is to examine this possibility in the context of a utility-maximizing model of smoking that is … ingredient in smoking behaviour, this paper is the first to incorporate such knowledge into a utility-price based maximizing …

taxes on tobacco is an effective measure to reduce smoking. According to some estimates, increasing tobacco taxes could save … reduced smoking - reductions in medical expenses and earnings from adverted premature deaths - could bring small, albeit …

Medical experts have argued forcefully that using cigarettes harms health, prompting the adoption of myriad anti-smoking … policies. The association between smoking and mortality may, however, be driven by unobserved factors, making it difficult to … a teenager, which are arguably exogenous, on adult smoking participation and mortality. A one-dollar increase in teenage …