The demand for smokeless tobacco among male high school students in the United States: The impact of taxes, prices and policies

Applied Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-41

  Tauras, John ^a   Powell, Lisa ^a   Chaloupka, Frank ^a   Ross, Hana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b IHRP ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY PRICE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SMOKING; STUDENT; TAX SYSTEM; TOBACCO;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33845534177     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500427940     Document Type: Article

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