Chapter 13 The pricing and taxation of tobacco products in Australia

Relevant news and research: Price elasticity of demand for tobacco products

Azagba, S., Ebling, T. and Korkmaz, A. (2025). Differential impacts of cigarette tax increases on health equity in the United States. Public Health, 94-100. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40043476


Ma, S., Shang, C., Do, V. V., Huang, J., Pechacek, T. F. and Weaver, S. R. (2025). The impacts of product characteristics and regulatory environment on smokers' preferences for tobacco and alcohol: Evidence from a volumetric choice experiment. PLoS One, 3, e0320023. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40073034


He, A., Wang, Z. and Zheng, R. (2025). How do Chinese smokers respond to cigarette price? Evidence from a nationwide household survey. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39912204


Lopez-Nicolas, A., Branston, J. R. and Ross, H. (2025). An assessment of proposals for reforming the European union's tobacco tax directive. Int J Drug Policy, 104724. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39893802


Vellios, N., van Walbeek, C. and Guindon, G. E. (2025). The effect of cigarette prices on smoking cessation in South Africa using duration analysis: 1970-2017. Soc Sci Med, 117772. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39923500


Zasimova, L. and Kolosnitsyna, M. (2025). Is the affordability of cigarettes associated with the prevalence of smoking and quitting at the regional level in Russia?. Int J Drug Policy, 104726. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39914040


Morales, J. and Santander, S. (2025). Assessing Cigarette Reduction Tax-Effectiveness in Low Tobacco Expenditure Contexts: An Application to Bolivia. Health Econ. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39810313


Al-Sheyab, N. A., Khader, Y., Alyahya, M. S., Sweis, N. and Mirza, M. (2024). Comparative analysis of the impact of cigarette taxation on consumption, revenue and mortality in Jordan. East Mediterr Health J, 11, 788-797. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39722638


Aziz, N., Almas, A., Mahmood, T., Bloomfield, G. S. and Samad, Z. (2024). Taxing tobacco as a strategy to reduce consumption and increase public health benefits in Pakistan. East Mediterr Health J, 11, 772-778. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39722636


Dennett, J. M. (2024). The Long-Term Impacts of Cigarette Taxes on Smoking. Am J Health Econ, 4, 568-602. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39678172


Hammerich, A., El-Awa, F., Arabi, N. E., Kasinja, C., El-Gohary, S. and Hafeez, H. (2024). Tobacco taxes can save the next generation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. East Mediterr Health J, 11, 798-802. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39722639


Mostafa, A. (2024). Development of a policy brief to reform waterpipe tobacco taxation in Egypt. East Mediterr Health J, 11, 779-787. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39722637


Earlier news and research

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