The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka
This paper describes trends in tobacco use in Sri Lanka, assesses the economic contribution of the industry (jobs, earnings, tax revenues and trade balance), and analyses the relationship between demand for cigarettes and prices and incomes, looking at different socioeconomic groups. It uses the estimated elasticities to simulate the likely impact of a tax increase on prices, government revenues and on demand, expenditures and tax burdens of different socio-economic groups.
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2003-10
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| Subjects: | TOBACCO CONSUMPTION, TOBACCO TAXES, CIGARETTES, TOBACCO CONTROL, SMOKING PREVALENCE, TOBACCO POLICY, PRICE ELASTICITY, PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, TOBACCO INDUSTRY, FARMING, EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS, TOBACCO TRADE POLICIES, BALANCE OF TRADE, PRICING, SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILES ALCOHOL, BURDEN OF DISEASE, CIGARETTE PACKETS, CORRUPTION, DISEASES, DRUGS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EPIDEMIOLOGY, EXCISE TAXES, FAMILIES, HEALTH, MARKETING, MORTALITY, NUTRITION, PREMATURE DEATH, PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, RATES OF TOBACCO, RATES OF TOBACCO USE, SEX, SMOKERS, SMOKING, TOBACCO, TOBACCO ADVERTISING, TOBACCO SMUGGLING, TOBACCO USE, YOUNG PEOPLE, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3423586/economics-tobacco-sri-lanka https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13626 |
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