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

Using a nationally representative household-level dataset on consumption expenditure, this
paper examines the crowding-out effects of tobacco and alcohol spending on food and non …

Objective To estimate the degree to which tobacco consumption is associated with spending
on a set of goods and services in Chile, especially health and education, for the total …

Background In Zambia, the number of cigarette users is growing, and the lack of strong tax
policies is likely an important cause. When adjusted for inflation, levels of tobacco tax have …

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 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 …

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Tobacco and alcohol use are major risk factors for
premature mortality and morbidity. Tobacco and alcohol expenditure may also exacerbate …

Introduction Previous research quantifying the relationship between tobacco use and food
insecurity has focused on cigarette smoking. E-cigarette use has become popular in recent …

Background Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption is associated with overweight
and obesity, which are important drivers for the increasing healthcare and other social costs …

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