Understanding the U.S. illicit tobacco market : characteristics, policy context, and lessons from international experiences /

"Tobacco use has declined because of measures such as high taxes on tobacco products and bans on advertising, but worldwide there are still more than one billion people who regularly use tobacco, including many who purchase products illicitly. By contrast to many other commodities, taxes compri...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Illicit Tobacco Market: Collection and Analysis of the International Experience
Other Authors: Reuter, Peter, 1944- (Editor), Majmundar, Malay Kiran (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Tobacco use > Health aspects > Research > United States.
Tobacco use > United States > Prevention.
Products liability > Tobacco > Research > United States.
Responsabilité du fait des produits > Tabac > Recherche > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Tobacco use > Prevention
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Characteristics of the illicit tobacco market
  • 3. Participants in the illicit tobacco market
  • 4. Measuring the size of the illicit tobacco market
  • 5. Interventions in the illicit tobacco market: policy and regulatory options
  • 6. Interventions in the illicit tobacco market: law enforcement
  • 7. Interventions in the illicit tobacco market: international case studies
  • 8. Possible changes in tobacco products: considering consumer and supply responses.

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