Factors Affecting Cigarette Demand |
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Authors: | Eleni Raptou Konstadinos Mattas Efthimia Tsakiridou Constantinos Katrakilidis |
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Institution: | (1) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;(2) Democritus University of Thrace, Greece;(3) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
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Abstract: | This paper addresses the impact of smoking restrictions in workplaces and educational establishments, cigarette price measures and various psychosocial indicators on cigarette demand, controlling for demographic and socio-economic factors. The data used for the analysis are collected via questionnaire that was administered in personal-in home interviews. A two-part model of cigarette demand Cragg, J. G. “Some Statistical Models for Limited Dependent Variables with Application to the Demand for Durable Goods,” Econometrica, 39, 5, 1971, pp. 829–44.] is estimated. According to the estimations, cigarette price measures do not influence cigarette demand. On the contrary, smoking restrictions in workplaces and educational establishments and most of the psychosocial variables are found to affect cigarette demand considerably. |
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Keywords: | D12 I00 M31 |
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