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Comparing projected impacts of cigarette floor price and excise tax policies on socioeconomic disparities in smoking

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: About half of all US states have cigarette minimum price laws (MPLs) that require a per cent mark-up on prices, but research suggests they may not be very effective in raising prices. An alternative type of MPL sets a floor price below which packs cannot be sold, and may be more promising. This new type of MPL policy has only been implemented in 1 city, therefore its benefits relative to excise taxes is difficult to assess.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/6wks-f113

Authors: Golden, Shelley D., Farrelly, Matthew C., Ribisl, Kurt M., Luke, Douglas A.

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Cancer Institute