The Impact of Tobacco Control Program Expenditures on Aggregate Cigarette Sales: 1981-1998

Matthew C. Farrelly, Terry F. Pechacek and IV Frank Joseph Chaloupka ()

No 8691, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Since the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between states and the tobacco industry, states have unprecedented resources for programs to reduce tobacco use. Decisions concerning the use of these funds will, in part, be based on the experiences of states with existing programs. We review the experiences of several states that have adopted comprehensive tobacco control programs. We also report estimates from econometric analyses of the impact of tobacco control expenditures on aggregate tobacco use in all states and in selected states with comprehensive programs for the period from 1981 through 1998. Our analyses clearly show that increases in funding for state tobacco control programs reduce tobacco use.

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Date: 2001-12
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