Objectives Extensive empirical and theoretical studies have been devoted to analyzing the
relationship between tobacco and income. The price and income elasticities of demand for
cigarette consumption are the main focus of studies in this body of literature. However, few
empirical studies exist that analyze how economic growth affects the cigarette market, and
no one has studied the effects of economic expansions and recessions. Spain, as in the
other countries of the European Union, has suffered a strong recession since 2008 …