The Effect of Large Cigarette Price Increases on Smoking Behavior In Indonesia: What Smokers Tell Us
This policy brief is based on a larger study, "The Illicit Cigarette Trade in Indonesia", conducted by Perkumpalan Prakarsa (The Welfare Initiative for Better Societies). This brief discusses the burden of tobacco use in Indonesia, the results of their research regarding user responsiveness to price increases, and policy recommendations.
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March 2019
Project: Think Tanks Project: Accelerating Progress on Tobacco Taxes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Content Type: Policy Brief
Topic(s): Cessation, Economic consequences, Economic impacts of tobacco control, Health consequences, Healthcare costs, Impact on demand, Prevalence and consumption, Tax and price, Tax levels and structure, Tobacco use
Authors(s): Widya Kartika, B.A., Rahmanda M. Thaariq, Dwi Rahayu Ningrum, Herni Ramdlaningrum, M.P.P
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