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A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorKarki, Yagya B.
dc.contributor.authorPant, Kiran Dev
dc.contributor.authorPande, Badri Raj
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-04T20:43:32Z
dc.date.available2013-06-04T20:43:32Z
dc.date.issued2003-10
dc.description.abstractThis study is based both on secondary and primary data. The primary data were collected using a smoking behavior survey and a purposive sample survey among tobacco-cultivating farmers. The overall smoking prevalence in Nepal for the population aged 15 or more is estimated at 37.4%, and is higher (47.4%) among males than among females (27.6%). Poor people are more likely to consume tobacco than their better-off counterparts, resulting in increased health hazards and the diversion of scarce income. The tobacco industry is a lucrative business for the private sector and government; the private sector makes large profits, and the tax revenue is substantial. Economic analysis estimated the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and bidi at -0.882. It is found also that the poor and the young are the groups most sensitive to price changes. Therefore, considering health and economic benefits and poverty alleviation goals, a policy of real price increase through taxation of all types of tobacco product would be a desirable public policy for the government of Nepal to consider.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3546039/study-economics-tobacco-nepal
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1-932126-56-2
dc.identifier.isbn1-932126-56-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13750
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHNP Discussion Paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectBEHAVIOURS
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCIGARETTE SMOKING
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDALY
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEART DISEASE
dc.subjectIMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectIMMUNODEFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLE
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRISKS OF TOBACCO
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSMOKELESS TOBACCO
dc.subjectSMOKERS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSMOKING PREVALENCE
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO ADVERTISING
dc.subjectTOBACCO COMPANIES
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectTOBACCO EXPORTS
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTOBACCO SMUGGLING
dc.subjectTOBACCO TAXES
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE TOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTOBACCO TAXES
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.titleA Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepalen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:46:51.250338Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3546039/study-economics-tobacco-nepal
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid320681468323404408
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000265513_20040519150627
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum3546039
okr.identifier.report28887
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Policy
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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