Multiple dimensions of cigarette smoking and responsiveness to cigarette price changes in Taiwan

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-213

  Loh, Chung Ping A ^a   Chen, Chin Shyan ^b   Liu, Tsai Ching ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cigarette taxation; Compensating behavior; Policy effectiveness; Price elasticity; Rational addiction

Indexed keywords

EID: 63949084659     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-009-9142-2     Document Type: Article

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