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The Distributional Impacts of Cigarette Taxation in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorDel Carmen, Giselle
dc.contributor.authorFuchs, Alan
dc.contributor.authorGenoni, Maria Eugenia
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-13T21:31:05Z
dc.date.available2018-09-13T21:31:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractDespite the obvious positive health impacts of tobacco taxation, an argument raised against it is that poor households bear the burden of the increased prices because of their higher share of spending on tobacco. This note includes estimates of the distributional impacts of price rises on cigarettes under various scenarios using the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016/17. One contribution of this analysis is to quantify the impacts by allowing price elasticities to vary across consumption deciles. This shows that an increase in the price of cigarettes in Bangladesh has small consumption impacts and does not significantly change the poverty rate or consumption inequality. These findings stem from relatively even cigarette consumption patterns between less and more well-off households. These results hold even considering some small substitution through the use of bidis, which are largely consumed by the poor. The short-term consumption impacts are also negligible compared with the estimated gains because of savings in medical costs and the greater number of productive years of life.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/688821536776691954/The-Distributional-Impacts-of-Cigarette-Taxation-in-Bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8580
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30424
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8580
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectTOBACCO TAX
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRICE
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.titleThe Distributional Impacts of Cigarette Taxation in Bangladeshen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Distributional Impacts of Cigarette Taxation in Bangladesh
okr.date.disclosure2018-09-12
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/688821536776691954/The-Distributional-Impacts-of-Cigarette-Taxation-in-Bangladesh
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8580
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
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okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Economics
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Tobacco Use and Control
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice
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