The Distributional Effects of Tobacco Taxation : The Evidence of White and Clove Cigarettes in Indonesia

The Distributional Effects of Tobacco Taxation : The Evidence of White and Clove Cigarettes in Indonesia

Despite the well-known positive impact of tobacco taxes on health outcomes, policy makers hesitate to use them because of their possible regressive effect, that is, poorer deciles are proportionally more negatively affected than richer ones. Using...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fuchs, Alan, Del Carmen, Giselle
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
PRICE ELASTICITY
TOBACCO TAX
MORTALITY
MORBIDITY
CANCER
MEDICAL EXPENSES
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
TOBACCO CONTROL
SECONDHAND SMOKE
CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE
TAX REVENUE
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
EMPLOYMENT LOSS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/849901529997406429/The-distributional-effects-of-tobacco-taxation-the-evidence-of-white-and-clove-cigarettes-in-Indonesia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30162

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/849901529997406429/The-distributional-effects-of-tobacco-taxation-the-evidence-of-white-and-clove-cigarettes-in-Indonesia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30162

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