The economic value to smokers of graphic warning labels on cigarettes: Evidence from combining market and experimental auction data

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-134

  Rousu, Matthew C ^a   Marette, Stéphan ^b   Thrasher, James F ^c   Lusk, Jayson L ^d  

^a SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INRA ALISS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette labels; Experimental auctions; Field experiments; Value of information

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916593825     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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