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The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka

This paper describes trends in tobacco use in Sri Lanka, assesses the economic contribution of the industry (jobs, earnings, tax revenues and trade balance), and analyses the relationship between demand for cigarettes and prices and incomes, looki...

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Main Authors: Arunatilake, Nisha, Opatha, Maduwanthi
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
TOBACCO TAXES
CIGARETTES
TOBACCO CONTROL
SMOKING PREVALENCE
TOBACCO POLICY
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
FARMING
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
TOBACCO TRADE POLICIES
BALANCE OF TRADE
PRICING
SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILES ALCOHOL
BURDEN OF DISEASE
CIGARETTE PACKETS
CORRUPTION
DISEASES
DRUGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EXCISE TAXES
FAMILIES
HEALTH
MARKETING
MORTALITY
NUTRITION
PREMATURE DEATH
PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
RATES OF TOBACCO
RATES OF TOBACCO USE
SEX
SMOKERS
SMOKING
TOBACCO
TOBACCO ADVERTISING
TOBACCO SMUGGLING
TOBACCO USE
YOUNG PEOPLE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3423586/economics-tobacco-sri-lanka
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13626

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3423586/economics-tobacco-sri-lanka
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13626

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