Do papers on smokeless tobacco serve a legitimate public health interest? The editors are seeking opinions from the …

The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) initiated a tobacco prevention program in 1989 when it received federal funding … to implement tobacco prevention and control activities. By 1997, the State of Florida successfully settled with the … tobacco industry for $11.3 billion to recoup Medicaid costs incurred by smokers. As part of the settlement agreement, the FDOH …

This paper presents a model of estimated demand for four tobacco products: cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and … smoking tobacco products. Own elasticities and cross-price elasticities are used to obtain insights into the effectiveness and … implications of new policy measures. Of particular interest is whether substitution of various tobacco products varies by market …

This article analyzes the impact of removing the U.S. tobacco program in both a partial and general welfare economics … smoking. Additionally, we present a model that addresses the addictive qualities of tobacco while considering the effects of …

This paper presents a model of estimated demand for four tobacco products: cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and … smoking tobacco products. Own elasticities and cross-price elasticities are used to obtain insights into the effectiveness and … implications of new policy measures. Of particular interest is whether substitution of various tobacco products varies by market …