Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova

Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova

The study estimates the tobacco price elasticity of demand for the population of Moldova, and the price elasticity for 10 income groups is obtained. This appears to be the first tobacco price elasticity estimation for income groups in Moldova. The...

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Main Authors: Fuchs, Alan, Meneses, Francisco
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
HEALTH
TOBACCO
PRICE ELASTICITY
SIN TAX
REGRESSIVE TAX
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO TAX
TAXATION
MORTALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/924021517562834920/Tobacco-price-elasticity-and-tax-progressivity-in-Moldova
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spelling okr-10986-293292021-05-25T09:11:17Z Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova Fuchs, Alan Meneses, Francisco HEALTH TOBACCO PRICE ELASTICITY SIN TAX REGRESSIVE TAX TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAX TAXATION MORTALITY The study estimates the tobacco price elasticity of demand for the population of Moldova, and the price elasticity for 10 income groups is obtained. This appears to be the first tobacco price elasticity estimation for income groups in Moldova. The study undertakes an extended cost-benefit analysis to estimate the distributional effect of a rise in tobacco taxes on income distribution. As inputs, it uses tobacco price elasticity, mortality attributed to tobacco, and the medical costs of tobacco-attributed diseases. 2018-02-06T22:18:57Z 2018-02-06T22:18:57Z 2018-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/924021517562834920/Tobacco-price-elasticity-and-tax-progressivity-in-Moldova http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29329 English 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 Europe and Central Asia Moldova
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topic HEALTH
TOBACCO
PRICE ELASTICITY
SIN TAX
REGRESSIVE TAX
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO TAX
TAXATION
MORTALITY
spellingShingle HEALTH
TOBACCO
PRICE ELASTICITY
SIN TAX
REGRESSIVE TAX
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO TAX
TAXATION
MORTALITY
Fuchs, Alan
Meneses, Francisco
Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Moldova
description The study estimates the tobacco price elasticity of demand for the population of Moldova, and the price elasticity for 10 income groups is obtained. This appears to be the first tobacco price elasticity estimation for income groups in Moldova. The study undertakes an extended cost-benefit analysis to estimate the distributional effect of a rise in tobacco taxes on income distribution. As inputs, it uses tobacco price elasticity, mortality attributed to tobacco, and the medical costs of tobacco-attributed diseases.
format Working Paper
author Fuchs, Alan
Meneses, Francisco
author_facet Fuchs, Alan
Meneses, Francisco
author_sort Fuchs, Alan
title Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova
title_short Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova
title_full Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova
title_fullStr Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova
title_full_unstemmed Tobacco Price Elasticity and Tax Progressivity in Moldova
title_sort tobacco price elasticity and tax progressivity in moldova
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/924021517562834920/Tobacco-price-elasticity-and-tax-progressivity-in-Moldova
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29329
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