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Switch, Reduce, OR Quit: How Do Smokers Respond to Tobacco Tax Increases in Pakistan?

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  • Durr-e-Nayab

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

  • Muhammad Nasir

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

  • Junaid Alam Memon

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

  • Omer Siddique

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

Abstract

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Consequently, various programs and interventionist policies have been suggested and implemented to curb tobacco use and reduce cigarette consumption. Among these, tobacco taxation is the most effective. Evidence suggests that significant increases in cigarette taxes are effective in reducing smoking initiation by non-smokers and cigarette consumption of smokers – either by reducing the number of cigarettes, they smoke or quitting completely (Hanewinkel & Lsensee, 2007).

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  • Durr-e-Nayab & Muhammad Nasir & Junaid Alam Memon & Omer Siddique, 2021. "Switch, Reduce, OR Quit: How Do Smokers Respond to Tobacco Tax Increases in Pakistan?," PIDE Research Report 2021:3, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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