On the basis of current consumption patterns, approximately 450 million adults will be killed
by smoking between 2000 and 2050. At least half of these adults will die between 30 and 69 …

Purpose To understand transnational tobacco companies'(TTCs) practices in low and
middle-income countries which serve to block tobacco-control policies and promote tobacco …

Objective Over 20 experts on economics, epidemiology, public policy and tobacco control
were asked by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to evaluate the …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how tobacco manufacturing companies can
improve their sustainability performance via effective supplier relationship management …

Background Tax policy is considered the most effective strategy to reduce tobacco
consumption and prevalence. Tax avoidance and tax evasion therefore undermine the …

Aims The purpose of this study was to update global estimates of the illicit cigarette trade,
based on recent data, and estimate how many lives could be saved by eliminating it and …

Increasing life expectancy in South Asia is resulting in a demographic transition that can,
under the right circumstances, yield dividends through more favorable dependency ratios for …

Tobacco use kills approximately five million people annually worldwide, accounting for over
20 percent of all deaths of adult men and 5 percent of deaths of adult women. As death rates …

Background The Illicit Trade Protocol (ITP) requires a global track and trace (T&T) system to
reduce tobacco smuggling. Given the tobacco industry's (TI) historical involvement in …

Aims Novel methods in behavioral economics permit the systematic assessment of the
relationship between cigarette consumption and price. Towards informing tax policy, the …