Taxes, cigarette consumption, and smoking intensity: reply

Jerome Adda and Francesca Cornaglia

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Abstract: This paper shows that smoking intensity, i.e. the amount of nicotine extracted per cigarette smoked, responds to changes in excise taxes and tobacco prices. We exploit NHANES data covering the period 1988 to 2006 across many US states. Moreover, using panel data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, we provide new evidence on the importance of cotinine measures in explaining long-run smoking behavior. We show the importance of smoking intensity as a long-run determinant of smoking cessation. We also investigate the sensitivity of smoking cessation to changes in excise taxes and their interaction with smoking intensity.

JEL-codes: H25 H32 I12 L11 L66 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-12
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Published in American Economic Review, December, 2013, 103(7), pp. 3102-3114. ISSN: 0002-8282

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Journal Article: Taxes, Cigarette Consumption, and Smoking Intensity: Reply (2013)
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