Case Study: Tobacco Economics Control Project

The economics of tobacco control: evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Project.

Over the past few decades, the importance of economic research in advancing tobacco control policies has become increasingly clear. Extensive research has demonstrated that increasing tobacco taxes and prices is the single most cost-effective tobacco control measure. The research contained in this supplement adds to this evidence and provides new insights into how smokers respond to tax and pri...

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Submitted by The Economics of Tobacco Control in South Africa Project

Monograph 21: The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control

The economics of global tobacco control.

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The economics of tobacco control (Part 2): evidence from the ITC Project.

INTRODUCTION The empirical evidence for the effectiveness of excise tax increases as a tool for tobacco control and for generating government revenue is overwhelming. Although initially this evidence was generated primarily in high-income countries, the past two decades has seen much evidence originating in low-income and middle-income countries. The findings are broadly similar. The answer to ...