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Determinants of Household Alcohol and Tobacco Expenditures in Turkey

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  • Adem Aksoy

    (Ataturk University)

  • Abdulbaki Bilgic

    (Ataturk University)

  • Steven T. Yen

    (Huaqiao University)

  • Faruk Urak

    (Ataturk University)

Abstract

In line with the recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO), prices are used as policy instruments in many countries in discouraging the consumption of alcohol and tobacco products. Due to the complexity in the interplay of the household sociodemographic and economic factors in these countries, the effectiveness of price-related intervention tends to be limited in scope and unsustainable. We aim at determining the key factors in the spending decisions and the levels of spending on alcohol and tobacco products using a multivariate sample selection model, estimated with recent survey data collected by the Turkish Statistical Institute. We identify a number of sociodemographic and economic factors related to the excessive use of these products in the country. These findings can inform policy deliberation in curbing the use of alcohol and tobacco products.

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  • Adem Aksoy & Abdulbaki Bilgic & Steven T. Yen & Faruk Urak, 2019. "Determinants of Household Alcohol and Tobacco Expenditures in Turkey," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 40(4), pages 609-622, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jfamec:v:40:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s10834-019-09619-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10834-019-09619-1
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    Alcohol; Households; Sample selection; Tobacco; Turkey;
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    • C24 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models; Threshold Regression Models
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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