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

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  • Alfred K. Mukong
  • Ernest N. Tingum
  • Noreen Mdege

Abstract

The health consequences of smoking are quite enormous and have been detailed on countless occasions. As a result of the elevated risk of smoking-related diseases, a smoker from early life can be expected to die about 6 years earlier than a comparable non-smoker.

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  • Alfred K. Mukong & Ernest N. Tingum & Noreen Mdege, 2019. "The effect of price and non-price policies on cigarette consumption in South Africa," Working Papers 199, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:199
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    1. Mustafa Caglayan & Oleksandr Talavera & Lin Xiong & Jing Zhang, 2022. "What does not kill us makes us stronger: the story of repetitive consumer loan applications," The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 46-65, January.

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    Keywords

    Consumer Behavior; South Africa; Tobacco;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco

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