A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal
This study is based both on secondary and primary data. The primary data were collected using a smoking behavior survey and a purposive sample survey among tobacco-cultivating farmers. The overall smoking prevalence in Nepal for the population aged...
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okr-10986-137502021-04-23T14:03:09Z A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal Karki, Yagya B. Pant, Kiran Dev Pande, Badri Raj AGED BEHAVIOURS BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CIGARETTE SMOKING CORRUPTION DALY DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HEART DISEASE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME IMMUNODEFICIENCY INFANT MORTALITY INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY MEDIA MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION OLDER PEOPLE PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POPULATION GROWTH PREGNANCY PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH RADIO RISKS OF TOBACCO SEX SMOKELESS TOBACCO SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO EXPORTS TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE TOBACCO TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO CONTROL PUBLIC POLICIES This study is based both on secondary and primary data. The primary data were collected using a smoking behavior survey and a purposive sample survey among tobacco-cultivating farmers. The overall smoking prevalence in Nepal for the population aged 15 or more is estimated at 37.4%, and is higher (47.4%) among males than among females (27.6%). Poor people are more likely to consume tobacco than their better-off counterparts, resulting in increased health hazards and the diversion of scarce income. The tobacco industry is a lucrative business for the private sector and government; the private sector makes large profits, and the tax revenue is substantial. Economic analysis estimated the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and bidi at -0.882. It is found also that the poor and the young are the groups most sensitive to price changes. Therefore, considering health and economic benefits and poverty alleviation goals, a policy of real price increase through taxation of all types of tobacco product would be a desirable public policy for the government of Nepal to consider. 2013-06-04T20:43:32Z 2013-06-04T20:43:32Z 2003-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3546039/study-economics-tobacco-nepal 1-932126-56-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13750 English en_US HNP Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Nepal |
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AGED BEHAVIOURS BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CIGARETTE SMOKING CORRUPTION DALY DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HEART DISEASE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME IMMUNODEFICIENCY INFANT MORTALITY INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY MEDIA MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION OLDER PEOPLE PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POPULATION GROWTH PREGNANCY PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH RADIO RISKS OF TOBACCO SEX SMOKELESS TOBACCO SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO EXPORTS TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE TOBACCO TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO CONTROL PUBLIC POLICIES |
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AGED BEHAVIOURS BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CIGARETTE SMOKING CORRUPTION DALY DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HEART DISEASE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME IMMUNODEFICIENCY INFANT MORTALITY INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY MEDIA MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION OLDER PEOPLE PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS POPULATION GROWTH PREGNANCY PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH RADIO RISKS OF TOBACCO SEX SMOKELESS TOBACCO SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO EXPORTS TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE TOBACCO TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO CONTROL PUBLIC POLICIES Karki, Yagya B. Pant, Kiran Dev Pande, Badri Raj A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal |
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This study is based both on secondary
and primary data. The primary data were collected using a
smoking behavior survey and a purposive sample survey among
tobacco-cultivating farmers. The overall smoking prevalence
in Nepal for the population aged 15 or more is estimated at
37.4%, and is higher (47.4%) among males than among females
(27.6%). Poor people are more likely to consume tobacco than
their better-off counterparts, resulting in increased health
hazards and the diversion of scarce income. The tobacco
industry is a lucrative business for the private sector and
government; the private sector makes large profits, and the
tax revenue is substantial. Economic analysis estimated the
price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and bidi at
-0.882. It is found also that the poor and the young are the
groups most sensitive to price changes. Therefore,
considering health and economic benefits and poverty
alleviation goals, a policy of real price increase through
taxation of all types of tobacco product would be a
desirable public policy for the government of Nepal to consider. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
| author |
Karki, Yagya B. Pant, Kiran Dev Pande, Badri Raj |
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Karki, Yagya B. Pant, Kiran Dev Pande, Badri Raj |
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Karki, Yagya B. |
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A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal |
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A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal |
| title_full |
A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal |
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A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed |
A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal |
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study on the economics of tobacco in nepal |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3546039/study-economics-tobacco-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13750 |
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