The demand for cigarettes in Japan: Impact of information dissemination on cigarette consumption

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• Tax and price in HICs
• Aggregate demand for tobacco products

Abstract

The authors present a theoretical derivation of cigarette demand and estimate the demand in Japan with prefecturE‐level data. By examining the impact of information dissemination regarding the health hazards of smoking, the authors argue that information dissemination is an effective instrument of public health policy, supplementary to cigarette taxation and antismoking ordinances.