Background Despite ongoing global efforts for tobacco control, low-income countries with struggling economies have challenges to effectively implement tobacco policies and programs. Due to the complexity of the tobacco control issue and lack of comprehensive policies, tobacco use is increasing in Pakistan. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the effect of taxes on tobacco demand in Pakistan. Methods Various surveillance indicators of tobacco use were assessed from 2001 to 2009. Price elasticities of cigarette demand in Pakistan were investigated. Results During 2003e2009, annual per capita cigarette consumption increased by 30%. Analysis of economic data indicated that a 10 % increase in cigarette price
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This paper investigates the price elasticity of cigarettes using an urban household survey in China....
Background Despite ongoing global efforts for tobacco control, low-income countries with struggling ...
Background Tobacco taxation is one of the most effective yet underused intervention to control t...
We estimated the price and income elasticity of cigarette demand and the impact of cigarette taxes o...
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Taxation is one of the effective tools to discourage smoking. Increase of cigarette tax has a signif...
Increases in tax on cigarettes would result in a significant reduction in cigarette consumption whil...
The tax base of tobacco in India is heavily dependent on about 14 % of tobacco users, who smoke ciga...
The tax base of tobacco in India is found to be heavily depended on about fteen per cent of the to...
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Revenue from taxation of tobacco products accounts for more than 5 % of total government revenue in ...
Introduction: Understanding the elasticities of cigarette smoking demand among the youth could help ...
This paper investigates the price elasticity of cigarettes using an urban household survey in China....
Background Despite ongoing global efforts for tobacco control, low-income countries with struggling ...
Background Tobacco taxation is one of the most effective yet underused intervention to control t...
We estimated the price and income elasticity of cigarette demand and the impact of cigarette taxes o...
This report reviews the key issues in the economics of tobacco control in Turkey, including taxation...
This study has estimated the demand for cigarette in Saudi Arabia by using two independent variables...
Taxation is one of the effective tools to discourage smoking. Increase of cigarette tax has a signif...
Increases in tax on cigarettes would result in a significant reduction in cigarette consumption whil...
The tax base of tobacco in India is heavily dependent on about 14 % of tobacco users, who smoke ciga...
The tax base of tobacco in India is found to be heavily depended on about fteen per cent of the to...
The study estimates the economic issues related to tobacco. Cigarette and bidi production in Banglad...
Introduction We assessed the magnitude of smokeless tobacco (ST) use in Pakistan and identified pol...
ABSTRACT Objective To assess how raising cigarette excise taxes in Peru might impact cigarette cons...
Revenue from taxation of tobacco products accounts for more than 5 % of total government revenue in ...
Introduction: Understanding the elasticities of cigarette smoking demand among the youth could help ...
This paper investigates the price elasticity of cigarettes using an urban household survey in China....