Understanding the U.S. Illicit Tobacco Market: Characteristics, Policy Context, and Lessons from International Experiences
Peter Reuter and Malay Majmundar, Editors; Committee on the Illicit Tobacco Market: Collection and Analysis of the International Experience; National Research Council
2015 | ISBN: 0309317126 | 240 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB
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 comprise a substantial portion of the retail price of cigarettes in the United States and most other nations.