Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 7 : Understand, Measure, and Combat Tobacco Smuggling

The intended purpose of this tool is to let readers gain the necessary knowledge about tobacco smuggling. With this knowledge, policy responses can be developed and further monitored in order to establish their effectiveness, appropriateness, and i...

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Main Author: Merriman, David
Other Authors: Yurekli, Ayda
Format: Publications & Research
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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spelling okr-10986-162672021-04-23T14:03:28Z Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 7 : Understand, Measure, and Combat Tobacco Smuggling Merriman, David Yurekli, Ayda de Beyer, Joy ACCESSIBILITY ADDICTIVE NATURE ADVERTISING AIRLINE PASSENGERS AIRPORTS ALCOHOL AMOUNT OF TOBACCO AVERAGE PRICE BIDIS BLACK MARKET BORDER TRANSPORTATION BRAND BRAND PREFERENCES BRIBE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARBON MONOXIDE CIGARETTE CIGARETTE BRANDS CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION CIGARETTE IMPORTS CIGARETTE PACKETS CIGARETTE PACKS CIGARETTE PRICE CIGARETTE PRICES CIGARETTE SALES CIGARETTE SMOKING CIGARETTE SMUGGLING CIGARETTE TAX CIGARETTE TAXES CIGARS CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO CONTRABAND CIGARETTES CORRUPTION COST OF TRANSPORT CRIME NETWORKS CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CRIMINALS CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING CROSS-BORDER TRAVELERS DEMAND ANALYSIS DEMAND CURVE DEMAND CURVES DIFFERENTIAL PRICING DRUG DRUG TRAFFICKING DUTY-FREE SALES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EXCISE TAX EXCISE TAXES FERRIES FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOOT TRAFFIC FREE MARKET HAND-ROLLED CIGARETTES HEALTH WARNINGS ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL JOURNEY LARGE-SCALE SMUGGLERS LAW ENFORCEMENT MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET PENETRATION MARKET PRICE MARKET SHARE MARKETING MISREPRESENTATION MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY NICOTINE ORGANIZED CRIME PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POLICE POPULATION DENSITIES PRICE DIFFERENTIALS PRICE INCREASES PRICE LEVEL PRICE LEVELS PRICE OF CIGARETTES PRICE OF TOBACCO PRICING POLICIES PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC RELATIONS PURCHASING QUANTITY OF CIGARETTES REGIONAL TRAVEL RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RETAILING RETAILING INDUSTRY ROUTES SALE SMOKER SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING BEHAVIOR SMOKING PATTERNS SMUGGLED CIGARETTES SMUGGLER STREETS SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CURVE TAX REVENUE TAX STAMPS TOBACCO TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO CONSUMERS TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY TOBACCO DEMAND TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS TOBACCO MANUFACTURING TOBACCO PACKS TOBACCO POLICY TOBACCO PRICES TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES TOBACCO PRODUCTS TOBACCO SALES TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAX TOBACCO TAXATION TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TOBACCO USERS TOBACCO] SMUGGLING TOTAL SALES TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRAVELERS TRIP TRUCKS TRUE VACATIONS WAREHOUSES The intended purpose of this tool is to let readers gain the necessary knowledge about tobacco smuggling. With this knowledge, policy responses can be developed and further monitored in order to establish their effectiveness, appropriateness, and impact on other policy goals. For example, if enhanced tax revenue is one goal of a tobacco taxation policy, smuggling can be an important consideration, since smuggled tobacco avoids taxation. Likewise, tobacco smuggling can have an impact on health policies, as it can be difficult to regulate health warnings and conditions of sale on smuggled tobacco. More specifically, by using the methods presented in this tool, a more accurate and objective understanding of tobacco smuggling can be gained. Tobacco manufacturers, distributors and sellers, and others with a narrow self-interest in the design of tobacco control policy often misrepresent the degree of tobacco smuggling. Well documented, methodologically sound, quantitative estimates of tobacco smuggling are a useful tool for educating policymakers about the costs and benefits of various policies. Moreover, unbiased estimates of smuggling, and the change in smuggling over time, are essential tools to evaluate the success of many tobacco control policies. 2013-11-14T20:42:16Z 2013-11-14T20:42:16Z 2013 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18136691/understand-measure-combat-tobacco-smuggling http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16267 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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topic ACCESSIBILITY
ADDICTIVE NATURE
ADVERTISING
AIRLINE PASSENGERS
AIRPORTS
ALCOHOL
AMOUNT OF TOBACCO
AVERAGE PRICE
BIDIS
BLACK MARKET
BORDER TRANSPORTATION
BRAND
BRAND PREFERENCES
BRIBE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CARBON MONOXIDE
CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE BRANDS
CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
CIGARETTE IMPORTS
CIGARETTE PACKETS
CIGARETTE PACKS
CIGARETTE PRICE
CIGARETTE PRICES
CIGARETTE SALES
CIGARETTE SMOKING
CIGARETTE SMUGGLING
CIGARETTE TAX
CIGARETTE TAXES
CIGARS
CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO
CONTRABAND CIGARETTES
CORRUPTION
COST OF TRANSPORT
CRIME NETWORKS
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
CRIMINALS
CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING
CROSS-BORDER TRAVELERS
DEMAND ANALYSIS
DEMAND CURVE
DEMAND CURVES
DIFFERENTIAL PRICING
DRUG
DRUG TRAFFICKING
DUTY-FREE SALES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EXCISE TAX
EXCISE TAXES
FERRIES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVE
FOOT TRAFFIC
FREE MARKET
HAND-ROLLED CIGARETTES
HEALTH WARNINGS
ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR
INSPECTION
INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANIES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
JOURNEY
LARGE-SCALE SMUGGLERS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET PENETRATION
MARKET PRICE
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MISREPRESENTATION
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
NICOTINE
ORGANIZED CRIME
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLICE
POPULATION DENSITIES
PRICE DIFFERENTIALS
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE OF CIGARETTES
PRICE OF TOBACCO
PRICING POLICIES
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PURCHASING
QUANTITY OF CIGARETTES
REGIONAL TRAVEL
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
RETAILING
RETAILING INDUSTRY
ROUTES
SALE
SMOKER
SMOKERS
SMOKING
SMOKING BEHAVIOR
SMOKING PATTERNS
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES
SMUGGLER
STREETS
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CURVE
TAX REVENUE
TAX STAMPS
TOBACCO
TOBACCO COMPANIES
TOBACCO CONSUMERS
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES
TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY
TOBACCO DEMAND
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS
TOBACCO MANUFACTURING
TOBACCO PACKS
TOBACCO POLICY
TOBACCO PRICES
TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO SALES
TOBACCO SMUGGLING
TOBACCO TAX
TOBACCO TAXATION
TOBACCO TAXES
TOBACCO USE
TOBACCO USERS
TOBACCO] SMUGGLING
TOTAL SALES
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRAVELERS
TRIP
TRUCKS
TRUE
VACATIONS
WAREHOUSES
spellingShingle ACCESSIBILITY
ADDICTIVE NATURE
ADVERTISING
AIRLINE PASSENGERS
AIRPORTS
ALCOHOL
AMOUNT OF TOBACCO
AVERAGE PRICE
BIDIS
BLACK MARKET
BORDER TRANSPORTATION
BRAND
BRAND PREFERENCES
BRIBE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CARBON MONOXIDE
CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE BRANDS
CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
CIGARETTE IMPORTS
CIGARETTE PACKETS
CIGARETTE PACKS
CIGARETTE PRICE
CIGARETTE PRICES
CIGARETTE SALES
CIGARETTE SMOKING
CIGARETTE SMUGGLING
CIGARETTE TAX
CIGARETTE TAXES
CIGARS
CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO
CONTRABAND CIGARETTES
CORRUPTION
COST OF TRANSPORT
CRIME NETWORKS
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
CRIMINALS
CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING
CROSS-BORDER TRAVELERS
DEMAND ANALYSIS
DEMAND CURVE
DEMAND CURVES
DIFFERENTIAL PRICING
DRUG
DRUG TRAFFICKING
DUTY-FREE SALES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EXCISE TAX
EXCISE TAXES
FERRIES
FINANCIAL INCENTIVE
FOOT TRAFFIC
FREE MARKET
HAND-ROLLED CIGARETTES
HEALTH WARNINGS
ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR
INSPECTION
INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANIES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
JOURNEY
LARGE-SCALE SMUGGLERS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET PENETRATION
MARKET PRICE
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MISREPRESENTATION
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
NICOTINE
ORGANIZED CRIME
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLICE
POPULATION DENSITIES
PRICE DIFFERENTIALS
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVEL
PRICE LEVELS
PRICE OF CIGARETTES
PRICE OF TOBACCO
PRICING POLICIES
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PURCHASING
QUANTITY OF CIGARETTES
REGIONAL TRAVEL
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
RETAILING
RETAILING INDUSTRY
ROUTES
SALE
SMOKER
SMOKERS
SMOKING
SMOKING BEHAVIOR
SMOKING PATTERNS
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES
SMUGGLER
STREETS
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CURVE
TAX REVENUE
TAX STAMPS
TOBACCO
TOBACCO COMPANIES
TOBACCO CONSUMERS
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES
TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY
TOBACCO DEMAND
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS
TOBACCO MANUFACTURING
TOBACCO PACKS
TOBACCO POLICY
TOBACCO PRICES
TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO SALES
TOBACCO SMUGGLING
TOBACCO TAX
TOBACCO TAXATION
TOBACCO TAXES
TOBACCO USE
TOBACCO USERS
TOBACCO] SMUGGLING
TOTAL SALES
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRAVELERS
TRIP
TRUCKS
TRUE
VACATIONS
WAREHOUSES
Merriman, David
Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 7 : Understand, Measure, and Combat Tobacco Smuggling
description The intended purpose of this tool is to let readers gain the necessary knowledge about tobacco smuggling. With this knowledge, policy responses can be developed and further monitored in order to establish their effectiveness, appropriateness, and impact on other policy goals. For example, if enhanced tax revenue is one goal of a tobacco taxation policy, smuggling can be an important consideration, since smuggled tobacco avoids taxation. Likewise, tobacco smuggling can have an impact on health policies, as it can be difficult to regulate health warnings and conditions of sale on smuggled tobacco. More specifically, by using the methods presented in this tool, a more accurate and objective understanding of tobacco smuggling can be gained. Tobacco manufacturers, distributors and sellers, and others with a narrow self-interest in the design of tobacco control policy often misrepresent the degree of tobacco smuggling. Well documented, methodologically sound, quantitative estimates of tobacco smuggling are a useful tool for educating policymakers about the costs and benefits of various policies. Moreover, unbiased estimates of smuggling, and the change in smuggling over time, are essential tools to evaluate the success of many tobacco control policies.
author2 Yurekli, Ayda
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Merriman, David
format Publications & Research
author Merriman, David
author_sort Merriman, David
title Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 7 : Understand, Measure, and Combat Tobacco Smuggling
title_short Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 7 : Understand, Measure, and Combat Tobacco Smuggling
title_full Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 7 : Understand, Measure, and Combat Tobacco Smuggling
title_fullStr Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 7 : Understand, Measure, and Combat Tobacco Smuggling
title_full_unstemmed Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 7 : Understand, Measure, and Combat Tobacco Smuggling
title_sort economics of tobacco toolkit, tool 7 : understand, measure, and combat tobacco smuggling
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18136691/understand-measure-combat-tobacco-smuggling
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16267
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