Impact of prices and taxes on the use of tobacco products in Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorGuindon, G. Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorParaje, Guillermo R.
dc.contributor.authorChaloupka, Frank J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-15T18:19:42Z
dc.date.available2015-04-15T18:19:42Z
dc.date.issued2015-03
dc.description.abstractWe examined the impact of tobacco prices or taxes on tobacco use in Latin America and Caribbean countries. We searched MEDLINE, EconLit, LILACS, unpublished literature, 6 specialty journals, and reviewed references. We calculated pooled price elasticities using random-effects models. The 32 studies we examined found that cigarette prices have a negative and statistically significant effect on cigarette consumption. A change in price is associated with a less than proportional change in the quantity of cigarettes demanded. In most Latin American countries, own-price elasticity for cigarettes is likely below  −0.5  (pooled elasticities, short-run: −0.31; 95% confidence interval = −0.39, −0.24; long-run: −0.43; 95% CI = −0.51, −0.35). Tax increases effectively reduce cigarette use. Lack of studies using household- or individual-level data limits research’s policy relevance. Read More: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302396en
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dc.identifier.citationGuindon, G.E.Paraje, G.R., & Chaloupka, F.J. (2015). The Impact of Prices and Taxes on the Use of Tobacco Products in Latin America and the Caribbean. American Journal of Public Health, 105(3), e9-e19. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302396en
dc.identifier.issn1541-0048
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53923
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Public Health Associationen
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRYen
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROLen
dc.subjectSMOKINGen
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSen
dc.subjectMATHEMATICAL MODELSen
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION TAXen
dc.subjectECONOMIC BEHAVIOURen
dc.titleImpact of prices and taxes on the use of tobacco products in Latin America and the Caribbeanen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderAmerican Public Health Association
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.noaccessDue to copyright restrictions the full text of this research output is not available in the IDRC Digital Library or by request from the IDRC Library. / Compte tenu des restrictions relatives au droit d'auteur, le texte intégral de cet extrant de recherche n'est pas accessible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI, et il n'est pas possible d'en faire la demande à la Bibliothéque du CRDI.en
idrc.project.componentnumber106836001
idrc.project.number106836
idrc.project.titleImpact of Prices and Taxes on Tobacco Product Use in Argentina,Bolivia,and Chileen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-5085-13
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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