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An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailand

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dc.contributor.authorSarntisart, Isra
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-30T20:45:34Z
dc.date.available2013-05-30T20:45:34Z
dc.date.issued2003-10
dc.description.abstractRevenue from taxation of tobacco products accounts for more than 5 % of total government revenue in Thailand. The Thai tobacco industry is less significant: in 2000 it employed only 0.67 percent of the total agricultural workforce, and only 0.11 percent of all manufacturing workers. Until 1996, tobacco prices increased more slowly than prices of other consumer goods. After 1996 the trend reversed as tax/price policies were used to discourage smoking. Smoking prevalence is higher among men than women (50 percent and 3 percent respectively) and higher in rural than urban areas (26 percent and 18 percent respectively). Price and income elasticity of tobacco demand are analyzed. They vary across income categories and between urban and rural areas. Overall, price elasticity is -0.39 and income elasticity is 0.70, similar to estimates for many other middle-income countries. Earlier studies that estimated health costs due to tobacco use are reviewed. Two main policy recommendations are made: to continue to use tax policy to reduce tobacco use and future health costs, which will also raise government revenue, and to enforce existing tobacco control measures better.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3889712/economic-analysis-tobacco-control-thailand
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13727
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13727
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHNP discussion paper series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAVERAGE AGE
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCOMPETITION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEART DISEASE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectPRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSMOKERS SUPPORT
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSMOKING PREVALENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO ADVERTISING
dc.subjectTOBACCO COMPANIES
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTOBACCO LEAVES
dc.subjectTOBACCO POLICIES
dc.subjectTOBACCO SMUGGLING
dc.subjectTOBACCO TAXES
dc.subjectTOBACCO TOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectTOBACCO DEPENDENCY
dc.subjectSMOKING CESSATION
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectCIGARETTES
dc.subjectNICOTINE
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.titleAn Economic Analysis of Tobacco Control in Thailanden
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:35:41.427996Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3889712/economic-analysis-tobacco-control-thailand
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid382721468760559277
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000265513_20040601172459
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum3889712
okr.identifier.report28902
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryThailand
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Policy
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Environment and Health
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition and Population
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