Tobacco Product Demand, Cigarette Taxes, and Market Substitution

Pra, Michelle Da; Arnade, Carlos

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.49210

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“…Further, product-substitution involving switching to cheaper alternatives, and heterogeneity among the tobacco prices along with their complex taxation tiers are also potential reasons for no or positive association between tobacco product prices and consumption 12 . The heterogeneity in prices of tobacco products may incentivize tobacco users to migrate to cheaper alternatives, thereby diluting the impact of an increase in tobacco prices on consumption 60 , 61 .…”

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Impact of tobacco price and taxation on affordability and consumption of tobacco products in the South-East Asia Region: A systematic review

Nazar¹,

Sharma²,

Chugh³

et al. 2021

Tob. Induc. Dis.

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INTRODUCTION The objective of the review was to study the impact of tobacco taxes or prices on affordability and/or consumption of tobacco products in WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR) countries, overall and by socioeconomic status; and change in consumption of one tobacco product for a given change in price/tax on another tobacco product. METHODS The searches were made in five databases (Medline, Embase, Cinahl, EconLit, Tobacconomics) using keywords such as 'tobacco', 'tax', 'price', 'impact' with their synonyms. Additionally, the first 100 articles through google search and e-reports from targeted sources were also reviewed. Studies illustrating the impact of prices/taxes on consumption/affordability of tobacco products in SEAR, in English and with no limitation on year, were included in the review. After two steps of screening, data from 28 studies were extracted using a structured and pre-tested data extraction form. RESULTS Of the 28 studies, 12 studies reported an inverse association between price and consumption/affordability, while 11 studies reported no or positive association between price and consumption/affordability of tobacco products. Five studies had unclear interpretations. The majority of studies estimated that the less affluent group were more price responsive compared to the more affluent group. Some studies indicated increased consumption of one product in response to price rise of another product, although, the findings were inconsistent. CONCLUSIONS The findings of our review support the use of tobacco tax and price measures as effective tools to address the tobacco epidemic. Our findings, however, also emphasize the importance of increasing tobacco product taxes and prices sufficiently to outweigh the effects of income growth, in order for the measures to be effective in reducing the affordability and consumption of tobacco products.

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