We develop a structural model to analyze the effects of banning advertising on demand, supply and market equilibria in junk food markets. We use transaction level data on the potato chips market and find that banning advertising does not lead to a reduction in demand because, while banning advertising reduces consumers’ taste for junk food, it also toughens price competition, leading to lower p...

INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................512 I. GAGING THE RESPONSE TO HUMAN CLONING .................................517 A. Initial Reactions and Actions ........................................................517 B. Recent Attitudes Toward Human Cloning .....................................519 II. CAN A BAN ON HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE CLONING ...

BACKGROUND Argentina has enacted important tobacco control initiatives in recent years. Yet little is known about the social patterning of attitudes toward tobacco control. Research is needed to explore what predicts opposition to tobacco control initiatives such as higher taxes on tobacco and the prohibition of tobacco advertising. STUDY DESIGN Secondary analysis of Argentina's Global Adult ...

This study aimed to gauge the Hong Kong's public support towards new e-cigarette regulation, and examine the associated factors of the support. We conducted a two-stage, randomized cross-sectional telephone-based survey to assess the public support towards the banning of e-cigarette promotion and advertisement, its use in smoke-free venues, the sale to people aged under 18, and regulating the s...