An Assessment of the Forward-Looking Hypothesis of the Demand for Cigarettes

Robert Kaestner and Kevin Callison

No 24620, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: In this article we develop a model of the demand for cigarettes that incorporates forward-looking behavior related to the adverse health consequences of smoking and the addictive nature of cigarettes. The model results in several testable hypotheses that we use to examine the extent to which smokers exhibit forward-looking behavior. Results of our study are generally supportive of the notion that smokers behave in a forward-looking manner.

JEL-codes: D12 I12 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-05
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Published as Robert Kaestner & Kevin Callison, 2018. "An Assessment of the Forward-Looking Hypothesis of the Demand for Cigarettes," Southern Economic Journal, vol 85(1), pages 48-70.

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