So You Want to Quit Smoking : Have You Tried a Mobile Phone?

So You Want to Quit Smoking : Have You Tried a Mobile Phone?

Tobacco use, which is rising quickly in developing countries, kills 5.4 million people a year worldwide. This paper explores the impacts of mobile phone ownership on tobacco consumption. Indeed, mobile phone ownership could affect tobacco consumpti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Labonne, Julien, Chase, Robert S.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ALCOHOL
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
CELL PHONE
CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
CIGARETTE SMOKING
CIGARETTES
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
INFORMATION FLOW
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONES
NICOTINE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE INCREASES
RESULT
RESULTS
SMOKER
SMOKERS
SMOKING
SMOKING BEHAVIOR
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL WELFARE
TEENAGERS
TOBACCO
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO PRICES
TOBACCO TAXES
TOBACCO USE
TOTAL CONSUMPTION
USES
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9608509/so-want-quit-smoking-tried-mobile-phone
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6862

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9608509/so-want-quit-smoking-tried-mobile-phone
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6862

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