The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control in Latin America
This policy brief discusses the challenges and opportunities for comprehensive tobacco control policies in Latin America, paying special attention on tobacco taxes. These findings are largely based upon the U.S. National Cancer Institute & World Health Organization's The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control, 2016.
March 2018
Location(s): Latin America and the Carribbean
Project: Think Tanks Project: Accelerating Progress on Tobacco Taxes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Content Type: Policy Brief
Topic(s): Comprehensive programs, Cost-effectiveness, Economic consequences, Economic impacts of tobacco control, Health consequences, Healthcare costs, Impact on demand, Impact on the poor, Tax and price, Tax avoidance and evasion, Tax levels and structure, Tobacco control policies and programs, Tobacco taxes revenues, Tobacco use
Authors(s): Frank J. Chaloupka, Ph.D., Germán Rodriguez-Iglesias, MSc
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