TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of prices and taxes on the use of tobacco products in latin america and the caribbean
AU - Guindon, G. Emmanuel
AU - Paraje, Guillermo R.
AU - Chaloupka, Frank J.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - 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 We searched MEDLINE, EconLit, LILACS, unpublished literature, 6 specialty journals, and reviewed references.We calculated pooled price elasticities using random-effects models.The 32 studiesweexamined foundthat cigarette priceshave a negative and statistically significant effect on cigarette consumption. A change in price is associatedwith a less than proportional change in the quantity of cigarettes demanded. In mostLatinAmericancountries, own-price elasticity for cigarettes is likely below-0.5 (pooled elasticities, shortrun:-0.31; 95% confidence interval =-0.39,-0.24; longrun:-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.
AB - 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 We searched MEDLINE, EconLit, LILACS, unpublished literature, 6 specialty journals, and reviewed references.We calculated pooled price elasticities using random-effects models.The 32 studiesweexamined foundthat cigarette priceshave a negative and statistically significant effect on cigarette consumption. A change in price is associatedwith a less than proportional change in the quantity of cigarettes demanded. In mostLatinAmericancountries, own-price elasticity for cigarettes is likely below-0.5 (pooled elasticities, shortrun:-0.31; 95% confidence interval =-0.39,-0.24; longrun:-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.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302396
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302396
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25602902
AN - SCOPUS:84922750987
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 105
SP - e9-e19
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 3
ER -