A (nearly) global look at the dynamics of youth smoking initiation and cessation: the role of cigarette prices

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 28, 2013, Pages 3943-3951

  Kostova, Deliana ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cigarette prices; smoking cessation; smoking initiation; youth smoking

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; SMOKING; SOCIAL IMPACT; TOBACCO; YOUNG POPULATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84871334580     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2012.736947     Document Type: Article

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