作者:Sloan, FA; Trogdon, JG
作者单位:Duke University; University of Adelaide
摘要:In 1998, 46 states and the four major tobacco companies signed the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), which stipulated that the tobacco companies pay states $206 billion over 25 years and take steps to reduce youth smoking. The remaining states settled separately. We sought to determine the effect of the settlements on demand for cigarettes. Using a nationwide sample from 1990 to 2002, we estimated a model of the decision to smoke cigarettes. The settlements affected smoking primarily through ...
作者:Swanstrom, T
作者单位:Saint Louis University