Purpose This study aims at analysing the causal crowding-out effect of tobacco spending on
intrahousehold budget share in Vietnam. Besides, we also examine the differences in …

Introduction Poor people have remarkably lower health expenditures than rich people in
Vietnam. According to the 2016 Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS), per …

Background Tobacco consumption constitutes a sizable portion of household consumption
expenditure, which can lead to reduced expenditures on other basic commodities. This is …

Background Tobacco consumption is pervasive in Indonesia, with 6 out of 10 households in
the country consuming tobacco. Smoking households, on average, divert a significant share …

Purpose The aim of this study is to determine whether tobacco spending has a 'crowding
out'effect on food and utility spending within Turkish households. It also examines whether …

Background Tobacco consumption places a significant economic burden on households,
which is particularly severe in developing countries like Vietnam. In a country where the …

This paper examines the effect of tobacco and alcohol control policies on tobacco and
alcohol consumption patterns and the evolution of crowding-out effects on other household …

Objectives To assess the determinants of smoking behaviour and to estimate the impact of
tobacco consumption on the consumption of other commodities by Cambodian households …

Smoking is not only unhealthy, it is also expensive. Spending on tobacco could drive out
other critical expenditures, including basic needs. This crowd out effect would be greatest in …

In this paper, we used data from the 2004 Survey of Family Income & Expenditure of Taiwan
to show that the problem of the crowding-out effects of tobacco and alcohol in a country with …