Nargis, NigarRuthbah, Ummul H.Ghulam Hussain, A.K.M.2013-10-172013-10-172013-10Nargis, N., Ruthbah, U.H., Ghulam Hussain, A.K.M., et al. (2013). Price sensitivity of cigarette consumption in Bangladesh: evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Bangladesh Wave 1 (2009) and Wave 2 (2010) surveys. Tobacco Control, 1-9.doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-0508351468-3318http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51983Increases in tax on cigarettes would result in a significant reduction in cigarette consumption while increasing tax revenue. In Bangladesh, the average excise tax on cigarettes accounted for just 38% of the average retail price of cigarettes in 2009, and 45% in 2010. Both these rates are well below the WHO recommended share of 70% of the retail price at a minimum. The objective of the present work was therefore to estimate the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and the effect of tax increases on the consumption of cigarettes and on tax revenue in Bangladesh.Text1 digital file (9 p.)application/pdfenSMOKING PREVENTION AND CONTROLTAX POLICYCIGARETTESDEMAND ANALYSISTOBACCO USETOBACCO POLICYBANGLADESHJournal Article (peer-reviewed)