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Economics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment

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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Ping
dc.contributor.editorYurekli, Ayda
dc.contributor.editorde Beyer, Joy
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-14T20:39:18Z
dc.date.available2013-11-14T20:39:18Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractA reduction in tobacco use can lead to a smaller tobacco industry, which in turn can affect, in both desirable and undesirable ways, the total number and distribution of employment in a nation or a region. For this reason, the public health community should examine the employment aspect of tobacco control measures when considering an effort to reduce tobacco use. The purpose of this examination is three-fold: provide the information needed by policy makers who are hesitant to make tobacco control efforts, provide a counterpoint to that of the tobacco industry, and formulate a more effective policy that takes into account those who are negatively affected by tobacco control. Despite the obvious threat of tobacco to human health, many governments, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, have not taken significant action to reduce tobacco's toll, partly due to concerns about the undesirable consequences on employment (World Bank, 1999). Governments in those countries fear that tobacco control measures create unemployment, an undesirable factor since job creation is an important element of any country's development and poverty alleviation strategies. The fear of the possibly negative impact on employment by a tobacco control policy is due to a lack of information. The employment impact of such a policy has only been studied in a few countries, mostly in developed countries. In theory, reduced tobacco use does not lead to a loss in the total number of jobs since money not spent on tobacco is used on other goods and services, thus creating additional jobs to offset the job loss in tobacco-related sectors. Examining the employment impact of reducing tobacco use provides the information needed for those policy makers concerned about imposing a negative employment impact due to a tobacco control policy.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18136344/understand-evaluate-impact-tobacco-control-policies-employment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16266
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16266
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRARIAN COUNTRIES
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF TOBACCO
dc.subjectBIDIS
dc.subjectCARE SERVICES
dc.subjectCIGARETTES
dc.subjectCIGARS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR TOBACCO PRODUCT
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TOBACCO
dc.subjectDRUG STORES
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES
dc.subjectEXCISE TAXES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFORMER SMOKER
dc.subjectFORMER SMOKERS
dc.subjectHUMAN HEALTH
dc.subjectLEAF TOBACCO
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC PLACES
dc.subjectRAW TOBACCO
dc.subjectREDUCED TOBACCO EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectREDUCING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectREDUCING TOBACCO USE
dc.subjectSELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectSMOKER
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSMOKING IN PUBLIC
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO ADVERTISING
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL LEGISLATION
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL POLICY
dc.subjectTOBACCO ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTOBACCO FARMERS
dc.subjectTOBACCO FARMING
dc.subjectTOBACCO FARMS
dc.subjectTOBACCO GROWING
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTOBACCO LEAVES
dc.subjectTOBACCO MANUFACTURING
dc.subjectTOBACCO POLICY
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTOBACCO PURCHASES
dc.subjectTOBACCO SALES
dc.subjectTOBACCO SECTOR
dc.subjectTOBACCO SMOKE
dc.subjectTOBACCO STATISTICS
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.titleEconomics of Tobacco Toolkit, Tool 5 : Understand and Evaluate the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employmenten
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okr.date.disclosure2013-08-23
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:36:57.142177Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18136344/understand-evaluate-impact-tobacco-control-policies-employment
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid345461468176336150
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20130823124931
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18136344
okr.identifier.report80578
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/08/23/000356161_20130823124931/Rendered/PDF/805780NWP050Em0Box0379807B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Tobacco Use and Control
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Alcohol and Substance Abuse
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Environment and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.unitHealth Systems (WBIHS)
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