The Economic Cost of Tobacco-Induced Diseases in Pakistan

Durre Nayab, Muhammad Nasir, Junaid Alam Memon and Omer Siddique
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Muhammad Nasir: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
Junaid Alam Memon: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
Omer Siddique: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

No 2021:2, PIDE Research Report from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Abstract: The success of the tobacco industry hinges on the ignorance of real economics at work behind the scenes. Though tobacco use is associated with many adverse health effects (Saha et al., 2007), increased health costs (John et al., 2020; Sung et al., 2006), and overburdened health systems (Amin et al., 2017), the tax revenues it generates often encourage policy inertia in poor economies such as Pakistan. As a country of 24 million active tobacco users, Pakistan stands as the one of the world’s top tobacco-consuming countries.

Pages: 37
Date: 2021
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