Cigarettes and addiction information: new evidence in support of the rational addiction model

Cigarettes and addiction information: new evidence in support of the rational addiction model

A 1979 US Surgeon General’s report provided the first conclusive public information of nicotine’s addictive effects. We test the hypothesis that cigarette demand was of a ‘myopic’ nature prior to 1979, but forward-looking, or ‘rational’, thereafter.

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics letters 2001-07, Vol.72 (1), p.39-45
Hauptverfasser: Fenn, Aju J., Antonovitz, Frances, Schroeter, John R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Addiction
Cigarette demand
Consumption patterns
Demand
Health
Health information
Information
Rational addiction
Tobacco
U.S.A
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Zusammenfassung:A 1979 US Surgeon General’s report provided the first conclusive public information of nicotine’s addictive effects. We test the hypothesis that cigarette demand was of a ‘myopic’ nature prior to 1979, but forward-looking, or ‘rational’, thereafter.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/S0165-1765(01)00398-6