An Assessment of the Forward‐Looking Hypothesis of the Demand for Cigarettes.

In this article, we develop a model of the demand for cigarettes that incorporates forward‐looking behavior related to the adverse health consequences of smoking and the addictive nature of cigarettes. The model results in several testable hypotheses that we use to examine the extent to which smoker...

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Published in:Southern Economic Journal Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 48 - 71
Main Authors: Kaestner, Robert, Callison, Kevin
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2018
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