Tobacco industry pricing strategies during recent tax adjustments in Mexico: evidence from sales data.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies have identified pricing strategies that the tobacco industry employs to try to minimise the impact of tobacco taxation, but these studies are mostly about high-income countries. This research examines industry price responses to a recent cigarette tax increase in Mexico, including in the capsule cigarette segment that has expanded rapidly in Latin America.

Methods

Data of cigarette prices and sales in Mexico between October 2018 and September 2021 licensed from NielsenIQ were used following a quasi-experimental design to analyse price changes after excise tax increases with fixed effect models by product. To explore heterogeneous responses, estimates were disaggregated by cigarette attributes such as presence of capsules and market segment. Diff

SUBMITTER: Saenz-de-Miera B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12703293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature