Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment
A reduction in tobacco use can lead to a smaller tobacco industry, which in turn can affect, in both desirable and undesirable ways, the total number and distribution of employment in a nation or a region. For this reason, the public health communi...
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okr-10986-162662021-04-23T14:03:28Z Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment Zhang, Ping Yurekli, Ayda de Beyer, Joy AGRARIAN COUNTRIES AMOUNT OF TOBACCO BIDIS CARE SERVICES CIGARETTES CIGARS DEMAND FOR TOBACCO PRODUCT DEMAND FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS DEPENDENCE DISPOSABLE INCOME DOMESTIC TOBACCO DRUG STORES EFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL EFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES EXCISE TAXES FAMILIES FOOD CROPS FORMER SMOKER FORMER SMOKERS HUMAN HEALTH LEAF TOBACCO MARKETING PRICE ELASTICITY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PLACES RAW TOBACCO REDUCED TOBACCO EXPENDITURES REDUCING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION REDUCING TOBACCO USE SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS SMOKER SMOKING SMOKING IN PUBLIC SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO CONTROL LEGISLATION TOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY TOBACCO ECONOMIES TOBACCO FARMERS TOBACCO FARMING TOBACCO FARMS TOBACCO GROWING TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO LEAVES TOBACCO MANUFACTURING TOBACCO POLICY TOBACCO PRODUCTION TOBACCO PRODUCTS TOBACCO PURCHASES TOBACCO SALES TOBACCO SECTOR TOBACCO SMOKE TOBACCO STATISTICS TOBACCO USE A reduction in tobacco use can lead to a smaller tobacco industry, which in turn can affect, in both desirable and undesirable ways, the total number and distribution of employment in a nation or a region. For this reason, the public health community should examine the employment aspect of tobacco control measures when considering an effort to reduce tobacco use. The purpose of this examination is three-fold: provide the information needed by policy makers who are hesitant to make tobacco control efforts, provide a counterpoint to that of the tobacco industry, and formulate a more effective policy that takes into account those who are negatively affected by tobacco control. Despite the obvious threat of tobacco to human health, many governments, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, have not taken significant action to reduce tobacco's toll, partly due to concerns about the undesirable consequences on employment (World Bank, 1999). Governments in those countries fear that tobacco control measures create unemployment, an undesirable factor since job creation is an important element of any country's development and poverty alleviation strategies. The fear of the possibly negative impact on employment by a tobacco control policy is due to a lack of information. The employment impact of such a policy has only been studied in a few countries, mostly in developed countries. In theory, reduced tobacco use does not lead to a loss in the total number of jobs since money not spent on tobacco is used on other goods and services, thus creating additional jobs to offset the job loss in tobacco-related sectors. Examining the employment impact of reducing tobacco use provides the information needed for those policy makers concerned about imposing a negative employment impact due to a tobacco control policy. 2013-11-14T20:39:18Z 2013-11-14T20:39:18Z 2013 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18136344/understand-evaluate-impact-tobacco-control-policies-employment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16266 English en_US 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 |
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AGRARIAN COUNTRIES AMOUNT OF TOBACCO BIDIS CARE SERVICES CIGARETTES CIGARS DEMAND FOR TOBACCO PRODUCT DEMAND FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS DEPENDENCE DISPOSABLE INCOME DOMESTIC TOBACCO DRUG STORES EFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL EFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES EXCISE TAXES FAMILIES FOOD CROPS FORMER SMOKER FORMER SMOKERS HUMAN HEALTH LEAF TOBACCO MARKETING PRICE ELASTICITY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PLACES RAW TOBACCO REDUCED TOBACCO EXPENDITURES REDUCING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION REDUCING TOBACCO USE SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS SMOKER SMOKING SMOKING IN PUBLIC SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO CONTROL LEGISLATION TOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY TOBACCO ECONOMIES TOBACCO FARMERS TOBACCO FARMING TOBACCO FARMS TOBACCO GROWING TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO LEAVES TOBACCO MANUFACTURING TOBACCO POLICY TOBACCO PRODUCTION TOBACCO PRODUCTS TOBACCO PURCHASES TOBACCO SALES TOBACCO SECTOR TOBACCO SMOKE TOBACCO STATISTICS TOBACCO USE |
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AGRARIAN COUNTRIES AMOUNT OF TOBACCO BIDIS CARE SERVICES CIGARETTES CIGARS DEMAND FOR TOBACCO PRODUCT DEMAND FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS DEPENDENCE DISPOSABLE INCOME DOMESTIC TOBACCO DRUG STORES EFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL EFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES EXCISE TAXES FAMILIES FOOD CROPS FORMER SMOKER FORMER SMOKERS HUMAN HEALTH LEAF TOBACCO MARKETING PRICE ELASTICITY PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PLACES RAW TOBACCO REDUCED TOBACCO EXPENDITURES REDUCING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION REDUCING TOBACCO USE SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS SMOKER SMOKING SMOKING IN PUBLIC SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO CONTROL LEGISLATION TOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY TOBACCO ECONOMIES TOBACCO FARMERS TOBACCO FARMING TOBACCO FARMS TOBACCO GROWING TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO LEAVES TOBACCO MANUFACTURING TOBACCO POLICY TOBACCO PRODUCTION TOBACCO PRODUCTS TOBACCO PURCHASES TOBACCO SALES TOBACCO SECTOR TOBACCO SMOKE TOBACCO STATISTICS TOBACCO USE Zhang, Ping Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment |
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A reduction in tobacco use can lead to a
smaller tobacco industry, which in turn can affect, in both
desirable and undesirable ways, the total number and
distribution of employment in a nation or a region. For this
reason, the public health community should examine the
employment aspect of tobacco control measures when
considering an effort to reduce tobacco use. The purpose of
this examination is three-fold: provide the information
needed by policy makers who are hesitant to make tobacco
control efforts, provide a counterpoint to that of the
tobacco industry, and formulate a more effective policy that
takes into account those who are negatively affected by
tobacco control. Despite the obvious threat of tobacco to
human health, many governments, particularly in low-and
middle-income countries, have not taken significant action
to reduce tobacco's toll, partly due to concerns about
the undesirable consequences on employment (World Bank,
1999). Governments in those countries fear that tobacco
control measures create unemployment, an undesirable factor
since job creation is an important element of any
country's development and poverty alleviation
strategies. The fear of the possibly negative impact on
employment by a tobacco control policy is due to a lack of
information. The employment impact of such a policy has only
been studied in a few countries, mostly in developed
countries. In theory, reduced tobacco use does not lead to a
loss in the total number of jobs since money not spent on
tobacco is used on other goods and services, thus creating
additional jobs to offset the job loss in tobacco-related
sectors. Examining the employment impact of reducing tobacco
use provides the information needed for those policy makers
concerned about imposing a negative employment impact due to
a tobacco control policy. |
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Yurekli, Ayda |
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Yurekli, Ayda Zhang, Ping |
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Zhang, Ping |
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Zhang, Ping |
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Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment |
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Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment |
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Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment |
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Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment |
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Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment |
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economics of tobacco toolkit, tool 5 : understand and evaluate the impact of tobacco control policies on employment |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18136344/understand-evaluate-impact-tobacco-control-policies-employment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16266 |
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