An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand
Revenue from taxation of tobacco products accounts for more than 5 % of total government revenue in Thailand. The Thai tobacco industry is less significant: in 2000 it employed only 0.67 percent of the total agricultural workforce, and only 0.11 pe...
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okr-10986-137272021-04-23T14:03:09Z An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand Sarntisart, Isra AVERAGE AGE BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER COMPETITION CORRUPTION DISEASES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY EXPENDITURES FAMILIES HEALTH HEART DISEASE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INCOME INFLATION LEGISLATION MARKET MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES NUTRITION POLICY MAKERS POPULATION GROWTH PREMATURE DEATH PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PRODUCTIVITY SEX SMOKERS SUPPORT SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAXATION TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO LEAVES TOBACCO POLICIES TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING TOBACCO DEPENDENCY SMOKING CESSATION TOBACCO USE SMOKING CIGARETTES NICOTINE TOBACCO CONTROL Revenue from taxation of tobacco products accounts for more than 5 % of total government revenue in Thailand. The Thai tobacco industry is less significant: in 2000 it employed only 0.67 percent of the total agricultural workforce, and only 0.11 percent of all manufacturing workers. Until 1996, tobacco prices increased more slowly than prices of other consumer goods. After 1996 the trend reversed as tax/price policies were used to discourage smoking. Smoking prevalence is higher among men than women (50 percent and 3 percent respectively) and higher in rural than urban areas (26 percent and 18 percent respectively). Price and income elasticity of tobacco demand are analyzed. They vary across income categories and between urban and rural areas. Overall, price elasticity is -0.39 and income elasticity is 0.70, similar to estimates for many other middle-income countries. Earlier studies that estimated health costs due to tobacco use are reviewed. Two main policy recommendations are made: to continue to use tax policy to reduce tobacco use and future health costs, which will also raise government revenue, and to enforce existing tobacco control measures better. 2013-05-30T20:45:34Z 2013-05-30T20:45:34Z 2003-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3889712/economic-analysis-tobacco-control-thailand http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13727 English en_US HNP discussion paper series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Thailand |
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AVERAGE AGE BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER COMPETITION CORRUPTION DISEASES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY EXPENDITURES FAMILIES HEALTH HEART DISEASE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INCOME INFLATION LEGISLATION MARKET MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES NUTRITION POLICY MAKERS POPULATION GROWTH PREMATURE DEATH PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PRODUCTIVITY SEX SMOKERS SUPPORT SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAXATION TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO LEAVES TOBACCO POLICIES TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING TOBACCO DEPENDENCY SMOKING CESSATION TOBACCO USE SMOKING CIGARETTES NICOTINE TOBACCO CONTROL |
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AVERAGE AGE BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER COMPETITION CORRUPTION DISEASES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY EXPENDITURES FAMILIES HEALTH HEART DISEASE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INCOME INFLATION LEGISLATION MARKET MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES NUTRITION POLICY MAKERS POPULATION GROWTH PREMATURE DEATH PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PRODUCTIVITY SEX SMOKERS SUPPORT SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAXATION TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO LEAVES TOBACCO POLICIES TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING TOBACCO DEPENDENCY SMOKING CESSATION TOBACCO USE SMOKING CIGARETTES NICOTINE TOBACCO CONTROL Sarntisart, Isra An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand |
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Revenue from taxation of tobacco
products accounts for more than 5 % of total government
revenue in Thailand. The Thai tobacco industry is less
significant: in 2000 it employed only 0.67 percent of the
total agricultural workforce, and only 0.11 percent of all
manufacturing workers. Until 1996, tobacco prices increased
more slowly than prices of other consumer goods. After 1996
the trend reversed as tax/price policies were used to
discourage smoking. Smoking prevalence is higher among men
than women (50 percent and 3 percent respectively) and
higher in rural than urban areas (26 percent and 18 percent
respectively). Price and income elasticity of tobacco demand
are analyzed. They vary across income categories and between
urban and rural areas. Overall, price elasticity is -0.39
and income elasticity is 0.70, similar to estimates for many
other middle-income countries. Earlier studies that
estimated health costs due to tobacco use are reviewed. Two
main policy recommendations are made: to continue to use tax
policy to reduce tobacco use and future health costs, which
will also raise government revenue, and to enforce existing
tobacco control measures better. |
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Publications & Research |
| author |
Sarntisart, Isra |
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Sarntisart, Isra |
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Sarntisart, Isra |
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An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand |
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An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand |
| title_full |
An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand |
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An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand |
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An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand |
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economic analysis of tobacco control in thailand |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3889712/economic-analysis-tobacco-control-thailand http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13727 |
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