So You Want to Quit Smoking: Have You Tried a Mobile Phone?
Using spatially coded data on mobile phone coverage and panel data from 2100 households in 135 communities of the Philippines, we estimate the impact of mobile phone ownership on tobacco consumption. Purchasing a mobile phone leads to a 17.1% decrease in tobacco consumption per adult over the age of 15.
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | EN |
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2011
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| Subjects: | Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120, Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120, Economic Development: Human Resources, Human Development, Income Distribution, Migration O150, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4654 |
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