Background Although smoking prevalence and intensity in Serbia have decreased in recent
years, expenditures on tobacco products still represent a significant portion of household …

Background The main goal of this study is to estimate the crowding out impact of tobacco
expenditures on the household budget allocation to other mutually exclusive commodity …

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

Background Tobacco tax policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) assumes a gradual
annual increase in specific excise taxes on cigarettes. However, it is insufficient to reduce …

While previous research has indicated that increasing tobacco excises is a crucial
instrument for lowering tobacco demand, this policy has been criticized for its alleged …

Introduction Numerous studies worldwide have investigated the impact of tobacco tax
increase on household welfare, focusing on concerns regarding potential tobacco taxation …

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 …

The recent tobacco excise tax increase and economic crisis reduced cigarette affordability in
Ukraine dramatically. Using survey data from Stakhanov (n= 1691), eastern Ukraine, we …