Demand for cigarettes: a mixed binary-ordered probit approach

Panagiotis Kasteridis, Murat Munkin and Steven Yen

Applied Economics, 2010, vol. 42, issue 4, 413-426

Abstract: This study analyses the demand for cigarettes fitting observed zero outcomes with a trivariate model consisting of an equation for the starting smoking decision, an equation for the quitting decision, and an equation that models the level of cigarettes consumed. Five competing specifications are considered to explain level, with the ordered probit, which accommodates pile-ups of counts in the dependent variable, providing the best fit. Marginal effects of explanatory variables are calculated providing strong evidence of race and gender differences in consumption patterns. The estimated marginal effects are robust to alternative categorizations of the level of cigarettes.

Date: 2010
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