The Impact of Tobacco Control Program Expenditures on Aggregate Cigarette Sales: 1981-1998

32 Pages Posted: 20 Dec 2001 Last revised: 2 Oct 2022

See all articles by Matthew C. Farrelly

Matthew C. Farrelly

RTI International

Frank J. Chaloupka

University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Terry F. Pechacek

Government of the United States of America - Office on Smoking and Health

Date Written: December 2001

Abstract

Since the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between states and the tobacco industry, states have unprecedented resources for programs to reduce tobacco use. Decisions concerning the use of these funds will, in part, be based on the experiences of states with existing programs. We review the experiences of several states that have adopted comprehensive tobacco control programs. We also report estimates from econometric analyses of the impact of tobacco control expenditures on aggregate tobacco use in all states and in selected states with comprehensive programs for the period from 1981 through 1998. Our analyses clearly show that increases in funding for state tobacco control programs reduce tobacco use.

Suggested Citation

Farrelly, Matthew C. and Chaloupka, Frank J. and Pechacek, Terry F., The Impact of Tobacco Control Program Expenditures on Aggregate Cigarette Sales: 1981-1998 (December 2001). NBER Working Paper No. w8691, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=294740

Matthew C. Farrelly

RTI International ( email )

PO Box 12194
Health, Social and Economics Research 3040 Cornwallis Rd.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194
United States

Frank J. Chaloupka (Contact Author)

University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics ( email )

m/c 144 601 South Morgan St., Room 2103
Chicago, IL 60607-7121
United States
312-413-2367 (Phone)
312-996-3344 (Fax)

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Terry F. Pechacek

Government of the United States of America - Office on Smoking and Health ( email )

4770 Buford Highway N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30341
United States

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
121
Abstract Views
1,584
Rank
417,254
PlumX Metrics