Economics of Tobacco Control in China:From Policy Research to Practice

Edited by Teh-wei Hu

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Nearly 370 million people in China smoke; about one-third of all smokers in the world are in China; and about 1.2 million deaths in China are attributable to smoking. The death toll is expected to reach 2.2 million in 2030 if no smoking intervention programs are implemented. Taxation on tobacco products is one of the most effective tobacco control programs. This book addresses not only why China should raise cigarette tax, but also how to raise the tobacco tax, by providing decision makers with relevant research findings and quantitative estimate about the impact of raising the tobacco tax. It documents how these research findings were communicated to the Chinese government officials, and how, finally, tobacco tax was raised 10 years after China's ratification of the WHO Frame Work Convention on Tobacco Control Treaty.

Keywords: China; Health Economics; Tobacco Control; Public Health; Smoking; WHO; Taxation; Tobacco Tax (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
ISBN: 9789813108714
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction , pp 1-6

Teh-wei Hu

Ch 2 Economic Costs Attributable to Smoking in China: Update and an 8-year Comparison, 2000–2008 , pp 9-28

Lian Yang, Hai-Yen Sung, Zhengzhong Mao, Teh-wei Hu and Keqin Rao

Ch 3 Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home in Rural China , pp 29-42

Tingting Yao, Hai-Yen Sung, Zhengzhong Mao, Teh-wei Hu and Wendy Max

Ch 4 The Healthcare Costs of Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Rural China , pp 43-57

Tingting Yao, Hai-Yen Sung, Zhengzhong Mao, Teh-wei Hu and Wendy Max

Ch 5 Quantity, Quality, and Regional Price Variation of Cigarettes: Demand Analysis Based on a Household Survey in China , pp 61-87

Yuyu Chen and Weibo Xing

Ch 6 The Effect of Cigarette Prices on Brand-Switching in China: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data from the ITC China Survey , pp 89-107

Justin S. White, Jing Li, Teh-wei Hu, Geoffrey T. Fong and Yuan Jiang

Ch 7 The Heterogeneous Effects of Cigarette Prices on Brand Choice in China: Implications for Tobacco Control Policy , pp 109-127

Jing Li, Justin S. White, Teh-wei Hu, Geoffrey T. Fong and Jiang Yuan

Ch 8 The Epidemic of Cigarette Gifting: A Social Barrier to Tobacco Control in China , pp 129-146

Xiulan Zhang, Steve Lin and Teh-wei Hu

Ch 9 The Role of Taxation in Tobacco Control and Its Potential Economic Impact in China , pp 149-168

Teh-wei Hu, Zhengzhong Mao, Jian Shi and Wendong Chen

Ch 10 Recent Tobacco Tax Rate Adjustment and Its Potential Impact on Tobacco Control in China , pp 169-177

Teh-wei Hu, Zhengzhong Mao and Jian Shi

Ch 11 Can Increases in the Cigarette Tax Rate be Linked to Cigarette Retail Prices? Solving Mysteries Related to the Cigarette Pricing Mechanism in China , pp 179-187

Song Gao, Rong Zheng and Teh-wei Hu

Ch 12 The Potential Effects of Tobacco Control in China: Projections from the China SimSmoke Simulation Model , pp 189-213

David Levy, Ricardo L. Rodríguez-Buño, Teh-wei Hu and Andrew E. Moran

Ch 13 The Consequences of Tobacco Tax on Household Health and Finances in Rich and Poor Smokers in China: An Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis , pp 215-243

Stéphane Verguet, Cindy L. Gauvreau, Sujata Mishra, Mary MacLennan, Shane M. Murphy, Elizabeth D. Brouwer, Rachel A. Nugent, Kun Zhao, Prabhat Jha and Dean T. Jamison

Ch 14 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in China: Barriers, Challenges and Recommendations , pp 247-263

Teh-wei Hu, Anita H. Lee and Zhengzhong Mao

Ch 15 Tobacco Control in China: From Policy Research to Practice and the Way Forward , pp 265-280

Teh-wei Hu and Xiulan Zhang

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