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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The effect of cigarette prices on youth smoking
Health Economics, Volume 12, No. 3, Year 2003
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Description
Prior economic research provides mixed evidence on the impact of cigarette prices on youth smoking. This paper empirically tests the effects of various price measures on youth demand for cigarettes using data collected in a recent nationally representative survey of 17 287 high school students. In addition to commonly used cigarette price measures, the study also examined the effect of price as perceived by the students. This unique information permits the study of the effect of teen-specific price on cigarette demand. The analysis employed a two-part model of cigarette demand based on a model developed by Cragg (1971) in which the propensity to smoke and the intensity of the smoking habit are modeled separately. The results confirm that higher cigarette prices, irrespective of the way they are measured, reduce probability of youth cigarette smoking. There is also some evidence of negative price effect on smoking intensity, but it is sensitive to the price measure used in the model. The largest impact on cigarette demand has the teen-specific, perceived price of cigarettes. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ross, Hana
United States, Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chaloupka, Frank J.
United States, Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Citations: 117
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/hec.709
ISSN:
10579230
Research Areas
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative