THE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO IN SRI LANKA

Nisha Arunatilake () and Maduwanthi Opatha

University of California at San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education from Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC San Francisco

Abstract: 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, looking at different socioeconomic groups. It uses the estimated elasticities to simulate the likely impact of a tax increase on prices, government revenues and on demand, expenditures and tax burdens of different socio-economic groups.

Keywords: Sri Lanka; tobacco tax; cigarettes; cigarette tax; economics of tobacco; economics of tobacco control; smoking; tobacco policy; price elasticity; demand for cigarettes; prevalence; bidi; cigars; tobacco tax revenues; tobacco industry employment; tobacco industry wages; tobacco farming. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-06-20
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