The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka

This paper describes trends in tobacco use in Sri Lanka, assesses the economic contribution of the industry (jobs, earnings, tax revenues and trade balance), and analyses the relationship between demand for cigarettes and prices and incomes, looki...

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Main Authors:	Arunatilake, Nisha, Opatha, Maduwanthi
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO TAXES CIGARETTES TOBACCO CONTROL SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO POLICY PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND GOVERNMENT REVENUES TOBACCO INDUSTRY FARMING EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS TOBACCO TRADE POLICIES BALANCE OF TRADE PRICING SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILES ALCOHOL BURDEN OF DISEASE CIGARETTE PACKETS CORRUPTION DISEASES DRUGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY EXCISE TAXES FAMILIES HEALTH MARKETING MORTALITY NUTRITION PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS RATES OF TOBACCO RATES OF TOBACCO USE SEX SMOKERS SMOKING TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3423586/economics-tobacco-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13626

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spelling	okr-10986-136252021-04-23T14:03:09Z The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka Arunatilake, Nisha Opatha, Maduwanthi TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO TAXES CIGARETTES TOBACCO CONTROL SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO POLICY PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND GOVERNMENT REVENUES TOBACCO INDUSTRY FARMING EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS TOBACCO TRADE POLICIES BALANCE OF TRADE PRICING SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILES ALCOHOL BURDEN OF DISEASE CIGARETTE PACKETS CORRUPTION DISEASES DRUGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY EXCISE TAXES FAMILIES HEALTH MARKETING MORTALITY NUTRITION PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS RATES OF TOBACCO RATES OF TOBACCO USE SEX SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE This paper describes trends in tobacco use in Sri Lanka, assesses the economic contribution of the industry (jobs, earnings, tax revenues and trade balance), and analyses the relationship between demand for cigarettes and prices and incomes, looking at different socioeconomic groups. It uses the estimated elasticities to simulate the likely impact of a tax increase on prices, government revenues and on demand, expenditures and tax burdens of different socio-economic groups. 2013-05-29T15:41:59Z 2013-05-29T15:41:59Z 2003-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3423586/economics-tobacco-sri-lanka 1-932126-70-8 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13626 English en_US HNP discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Sri Lanka
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language	English en_US
topic	TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO TAXES CIGARETTES TOBACCO CONTROL SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO POLICY PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND GOVERNMENT REVENUES TOBACCO INDUSTRY FARMING EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS TOBACCO TRADE POLICIES BALANCE OF TRADE PRICING SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILES ALCOHOL BURDEN OF DISEASE CIGARETTE PACKETS CORRUPTION DISEASES DRUGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY EXCISE TAXES FAMILIES HEALTH MARKETING MORTALITY NUTRITION PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS RATES OF TOBACCO RATES OF TOBACCO USE SEX SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle	TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO TAXES CIGARETTES TOBACCO CONTROL SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO POLICY PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND GOVERNMENT REVENUES TOBACCO INDUSTRY FARMING EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS TOBACCO TRADE POLICIES BALANCE OF TRADE PRICING SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILES ALCOHOL BURDEN OF DISEASE CIGARETTE PACKETS CORRUPTION DISEASES DRUGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY EXCISE TAXES FAMILIES HEALTH MARKETING MORTALITY NUTRITION PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS RATES OF TOBACCO RATES OF TOBACCO USE SEX SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE YOUNG PEOPLE Arunatilake, Nisha Opatha, Maduwanthi The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka
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description	This paper describes trends in tobacco use in Sri Lanka, assesses the economic contribution of the industry (jobs, earnings, tax revenues and trade balance), and analyses the relationship between demand for cigarettes and prices and incomes, looking at different socioeconomic groups. It uses the estimated elasticities to simulate the likely impact of a tax increase on prices, government revenues and on demand, expenditures and tax burdens of different socio-economic groups.
format	Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author	Arunatilake, Nisha Opatha, Maduwanthi
author_facet	Arunatilake, Nisha Opatha, Maduwanthi
author_sort	Arunatilake, Nisha
title	The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka
title_short	The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka
title_full	The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka
title_fullStr	The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed	The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka
title_sort	economics of tobacco in sri lanka
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3423586/economics-tobacco-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13626
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The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka

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