An empirical analysis of the impact of income change and cigarette taxation in a price-tiered cigarette market of Bangladesh

Background Taxing tobacco is among the most effective measures of tobacco control. However, in a tiered market structure where multiple tiers of taxes co-exist the anticipated impact of tobacco taxes on consumption is complex. This paper investigates changing smoking behavior in lieu of rising pric...

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Main Authors: Iftekharul Huq, Nigar Nargis, A. K. M. Ghulam Hussain, Geoffrey T. Fong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/An-empirical-analysis-of-the-impact-of-income-change-and-cigarette-taxation-in-a,84691,0,2.html