The effects of price and non-price policies on cigarette consumption in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The health consequences of smoking are serious and have been frequently detailed. A reduction in tobacco-related mortality hinges upon the ability to reduce tobacco usage. There is overwhelming evidence that higher cigarette prices reduce the demand for cigarettes, but little is known about the combined effect of price and non-price policies. This paper seeks to extend the analysis of price elasticities by estimating the combined effect of changes in price and non-price legislations in South Africa.

Methods

Annual time-series data from 1961 to 2016 are used, with a policy index constructed to capture the instances of non-price tobacco legislation. We estimate the combined impact of changes in tobacco control policy on cigarette consumption using a vector error c

SUBMITTER: Tingum EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7398599 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature