The Demand for Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana: International Evidence

ISBN-13: 9780815397625 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 396 str.

Saroja Selvanathan

Opis

This book is the first to present an extensive analysis of the international evidence for the similarities of the consumption patterns of such controversial commodities as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, using recent data from a number of developed and less developed countries over a number of years.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Food, soft-drinks, tobacco, alcohol and marijuana consumption: an overview; Tobacco consumption; Alcohol consumption; Marijuana consumption; A differential approach to demand analysis; Parameterization, estimation and testing hypotheses; Demand for food, tobacco, alcohol and soft drinks; Demand for beer, wine and spirits; The economics of marijuana consumption; Alcohol misuse and control policies; Tobacco control policies; Consumption patterns of five consumer goods: a summary; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Saroja Selvanathan is Associate Professor and Eliyathamby A. Selvanathan is Professor both at Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia.