Guindon, G. EmmanuelParaje, Guillermo R.Chaloupka, Frank J.2015-04-152015-04-152015-03Guindon, 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.2014.3023961541-0048http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53923We 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 We searched MEDLINE, EconLit, LILACS, unpublished literature, 6 specialty journals, and reviewed references.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.2014.302396Text1 digital file (p. e9-e19)Application/pdfenTOBACCO INDUSTRYTOBACCO CONTROLSMOKINGECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSMATHEMATICAL MODELSCONSUMPTION TAXECONOMIC BEHAVIOURJournal Article (peer-reviewed)