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Tobacco Taxation Incidence: Evidence from the Russian Federation

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dc.contributor.authorFuchs, Alan
dc.contributor.authorMatytsin, Mikhail
dc.contributor.authorObukhova, Olga
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-01T18:25:52Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T18:25:52Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.description.abstractDespite the well-known positive effects of tobacco taxes on health outcomes, policy makers avoid relying on such taxes because of their possible regressive impact. Using an extended cost-benefit analysis to estimate the distributional effect of cigarettes in the Russian Federation, this paper finds that the long-run impact may in fact be progressive. The methodology applied incorporates the negative price effect caused by an increase in tobacco taxes, combined with a presumed future reduction in medical expenditures and a rise in working years caused by a reduction in the rate of smoking among the population. The analysis includes estimates of the distributional impacts of price rises on cigarettes under various scenarios, based on information taken from the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey -- Higher School of Economics for 2010–16. One contribution is the quantification of impacts by allowing price elasticities to vary across consumption deciles. Overall, cigarette taxes exert a positive long-term effect on household incomes, although the magnitude depends on the structure of the conditional price elasticity. If the population is more responsive to tobacco price changes, then it would experience greater gains from the health and extended work-life benefits.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508191540824515851/Tobacco-Taxation-Incidence-Evidence-from-the-Russian-Federation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8626
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30646
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8626
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectTOBACCO TAX
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRICE
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.titleTobacco Taxation Incidenceen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from the Russian Federationen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleTobacco Taxation Incidence: Evidence From The Russian Federation
okr.date.disclosure2018-10-29
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508191540824515851/Tobacco-Taxation-Incidence-Evidence-from-the-Russian-Federation
okr.guid508191540824515851
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8626
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08651dbdf_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum30556290
okr.identifier.reportWPS8626
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508191540824515851/pdf/WPS8626.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryRussian Federation
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okr.statistics.dr508191540824515851
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okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Tobacco Use and Control
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty and Health
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice
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