The Economics of Tobacco Use
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Economics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2019) | Viewed by 2454
Special Issue Editors
Interests: health economics; return on investment analysis; tobacco control
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Interests: health economics; uncertainty analysis in economic evaluation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tobacco use—cigarette smoking or use of smokeless form of tobacco—is the cause of a wide range of conditions including neoplasms, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The mortality effects of tobacco use are well evidenced. The world spends about 6% of global health expenditure in treating tobacco-attributable diseases, and when productivity losses are included, the economic burden of tobacco use equates roughly to 2% of the global annual GDP.
Countries that have implemented evidenced-based tobacco control have been able to drive the decline in the prevalence of tobacco use. However, the fight against the scourge of tobacco seems far from victory, as many countries still struggle to implement stronger tobacco control measures. Notably, economic arguments have been central to policy debates around tobacco control. We need more, and more robust, economic evidence—be it on cigarette smoking or other forms of tobacco use—to support countries choose the best options available to address the scourge of tobacco.
In this Special Issue, we invite researchers who are active in this area to submit high quality empirical articles exploring the economics of tobacco use in both low/middle- and high-income countries. Articles can be in any area of applied economics in relation to tobacco use but the ones that provide robust evidence on the following questions would be particularly encouraged:
a) What economic implications are there of tobacco use for individuals (current, former and passive users) and for wider society?b) What tobacco control measures (including cessation support) are currently available and how cost-effective are they in a particular context(s)?
c) How can countries devise more cost-effective strategies than current practice to reduce tobacco-attributable mortality and healthcare costs?
d) What is the extent of short, medium and long term economic returns from investing in one or more tobacco control measures?
e) How can tobacco taxation be implemented more effectively than current practice in low/middle income countries?
f) What are the implications of economic measures such as value added tax on tobacco cessation products?
g) What is the scale of tobacco smuggling in a particular context(s) and what may change that situation?
All articles are required to provide rich but succinct discussions on wider implications of the findings, particularly for policy and practice.
Dr. Subhash Pokhrel
Dr. Doug Coyle
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Tobacco
- Smoking
- Smokeless tobacco
- Public Health
- Cost-effectiveness
- Return on investment
- Taxation
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