Addiction as a market failure: Using rational addiction results to justify tobacco regulation

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 421-437

  Laux, Fritz L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Intrapersonal externality; Peer effects; Rational addiction; Smoking; Tobacco regulation

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; JUVENILE; LAW; MARKET; REVIEW; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 0034237185     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(99)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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