Type | Journal Article - Journal of health economics |
Title | Is cigarette smoking in poorer nations highly sensitive to price?: Evidence from Russia and China |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 1 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2004 |
Page numbers | 173-189 |
URL | http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/15154693 |
Abstract | We examine cigarette demand in China and Russia using longitudinal micro-level household and community surveys. Previous developing-country price elasticity estimates of around −0.75 have been larger than United States estimates of about −0.4, but the former have relied primarily on aggregate data. In contrast, our micro-level price elasticity estimates in China and Russia range from 0 to −0.15. Thus, raising prices in poorer countries may not reduce smoking to the degree previously suggested. |