Journal article
The Impact of Prices and Taxes on the Use of Tobacco Products in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Abstract
We 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 We searched MEDLINE, EconLit, LILACS, unpublished literature, 6 specialty journals, and reviewed references.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 …
Authors
Guindon GE; Paraje GR; Chaloupka FJ
Journal
BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 272–284
Publication Date
October 2016
ISSN
1020-4989