The Demand for Cigarettes as Derived from the Demand for Weight Loss: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 8-23

  Cawley, John ^a,b   Dragone, Davide ^c   Von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie ^d  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; cigarettes; derived demand; obesity; price elasticity; smoking; weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; TAX; THEORETICAL MODEL; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; OVERWEIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OVERWEIGHT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84954375125     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3118     Document Type: Article

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