Global Efforts to Combat Smoking: An Economic Evaluation of Smoking Control Policies

ISBN-13: 9780815389231 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 156 str.

Rajeev K. Goel

Opis

Tobacco is reported to be the second major cause of death in the world and there is ever-increasing interest in the costs of smoking, especially in the light of evidence of the health effects of second-hand smoke. This book brings together the findings of economists on the effectiveness of price and non-price policy initiatives to combat smoking and draws conclusions regarding the efficacy of the various policy measures.

Spis treści

Contents: Foreword; Overview of global tobacco use and related policy issues; Cigarette demand and price-based policies; Cigarette demand and influence of related products; Tobacco smuggling; Cigarette advertising and bans; Health warnings; Territorial smoking restrictions; Economics of smoking cessation; Comprehensive tobacco control policies; Policy issues and directions for future research; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Rajeev K. Goel Illinois State University, USA. Michael A. Nelson University of Akron, USA