Firm behavior in a market with addiction: The case of cigarettes

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-427

  Showalter, Mark H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarettes; Myopic behaviour; Rational addiction

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONSUMER; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; INCOME; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TAX; THEORY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032873027     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(99)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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