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- Title
The Impact of Prices and Taxes on the Use of Tobacco Products in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Authors
Guindon, G. Emmanuel; Paraje, Guillermo R.; Chaloupka, Frank J.
- Abstract
We examined the impact of tobacco prices or taxes on tobacco use in Latin America and Caribbean countries. We searched MEDLINE, EconLit, LILACS, unpublished literature, 6 specialty journals, and reviewed references. We calculated pooled price elasticities using random-effects models. The 32 studies we examined found that cigarette prices have a negative and statistically significant effect on cigarette consumption. A change in price is associated with a less than proportional change in the quantity of cigarettes demanded. In most Latin American countries, own-price elasticity for cigarettes is likely below −0.5 (pooled elasticities, short-run: −0.31; 95% confidence interval = −0.39, −0.24; long-run: −0.43; 95% CI = −0.51, −0.35). Tax increases effectively reduce cigarette use. Lack of studies using household- or individual-level data limits research's policy relevance.
- Subjects
WEST Indies; PRICES; TOBACCO products; TOBACCO taxes; LATIN American social conditions, 1982-; TAX laws; MEDLINE; USER charges; STATISTICAL models; ECONOMICS
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2018, Vol 108, pS492
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2014.302396r