Demand of different income groups for cigarettes and impact of increasing tax on smokers

Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 291-295

  Mao, Zheng Zhong ^a   Hu, De Wei ^b   Yang, Gong Huan ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Bureau of Disease Control   (China)

Author keywords

Demand for cigarettes; Evidence based policy; Price elasticity; Taxation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; TAX; TOBACCO;

EID: 20644441991     PISSN: 16722531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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