New on Tobacconomics

In March, the Tobacco Control journal released a supplement on the economics of tobacco control. The original articles cover topics including cigarette tax avoidance, graphic warning labels, and trends in tobacco use. Explore the full supplement:

Introduction

The economics of tobacco control: evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Project
Frank J. Chaloupka

Commentary

Death and taxes: using the latter to reduce the former
Kenneth E. Warner

Original Articles

• Cigarette graphic warning labels and smoking prevalence in Canada: a critical examination and reformulation of the FDA regulatory impact analysis
• Cigarette tax avoidance and evasion: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation (ITC) Project
• The distribution of cigarette prices under different tax structures: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation (ITC) Project
• Socioeconomic and country variations in cross-border cigarette purchasing as tobacco tax avoidance strategy. Findings from the ITC Europe Surveys
• The price sensitivity of cigarette consumption in Bangladesh: evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Bangladesh Wave 1 (2009) and Wave 2 (2010) Surveys
• Trends in the use of premium and discount cigarette brands: findings from the ITC US Surveys (2002–2011)
• The effect of cigarette prices on brand-switching in China: a longitudinal analysis of data from the ITC China Survey
• A novel approach to estimating the prevalence of untaxed cigarettes in the USA: findings from the 2009 and 2010 international tobacco control surveys
• Chinese smokers’ cigarette purchase behaviours, cigarette prices and consumption: findings from the ITC China Survey
• Cigarette brand loyalty in Australia: findings from the ITC Four Country Survey
• Tax, price and cigarette brand preferences: a longitudinal study of adult smokers from the ITC Mexico Survey
• The choice of discount brand cigarettes: a comparative analysis of International Tobacco Control surveys in Canada and the USA (2002–2005)
• Who purchases cigarettes from cheaper sources in China? Findings from the ITC China Survey