"Sin" taxes and poor households: Unanticipated effects

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Black, P A ^a,b   Mohamed, A I ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol tobacco products; Egoism; Intra household effects; Negative externalities; Patriarchal households; Substitution effects; Tax hikes

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33646249831     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2006.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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