Cigarettes taxes and smuggling in South Africa: Causes and Consequences
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- Dutra, Lauren M. & Williams, David R. & Gupta, Jhumka & Kawachi, Ichiro & Okechukwu, Cassandra A., 2014. "Human rights violations and smoking status among South African adults enrolled in the South Africa Stress and Health (SASH) study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 103-111.
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externalities; cigarette smuggling; illegal market; tobacco control;JEL classification:
- H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2012-06-13 (Africa)
- NEP-IUE-2012-06-13 (Informal & Underground Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2012-06-13 (Public Finance)
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