The relationship between cigarettes and electronic cigarettes: Evidence from household panel data

E-cigarette minimum legal sale age laws and traditional cigarette use among rural pregnant teenagers

“…Three of these studies found that ENDS MLSAs increased teen smoking by approximately 0.8 to 1.0 pp (Dave, Feng, & Pesko, 2019;Friedman, 2015;Pesko, Hughes, & Faisal, 2016), while a fourth study used Monitoring the Future data and found that ENDS MLSAs decreased smoking participation of high school seniors by 2.0 pp (Abouk & Adams, 2017). At least one other study suggests that ENDS are complements with cigarettes, although within a sample of primarily adult cigarette smokers (Cotti, Nesson, & Tefft, 2018). Our study will help shed light on this issue using a longitudinal analysis.…”

The Effects of E-Cigarette Taxes on E-Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Product Sales: Evidence from Retail Panel Data

“…Few studies estimate the effect of tobacco control policies on e-cigarette use itself. One exception is Cotti, Nesson, and Tefft (2018). The authors examine the effects of traditional cigarette taxes and other tobacco control policies, including indoor vaping restrictions (IVRs) and indoor smoking restrictions (ISRs), on adult households' purchases of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products using the Nielsen Consumer Panel data.…”

“…To address these challenges, we estimate our main models of e-cigarette sales using the liquid volume in each e-cigarette, as in Cotti, Nesson, and Tefft (2018). We match UPCs in the NRSD to additional product characteristics using correspondences with e-cigarette companies, internet searches, and in-person visits to retailers conducted by members of the research team.…”

“…To estimate the pass-through rate of e-cigarette taxes to prices and a price elasticity of demand, we match e-cigarette Universal Product Codes (UPCs) in the NRSD to the volume of 4 liquid of these e-cigarettes using internet searches, correspondences with companies, and visits to retailers. The database of characteristics, which also includes product type, liquid flavor, and nicotine content, was developed by Cotti, Nesson, and Tefft (2018). We have updated the database to include newer products and are the first study to use it to study the effects of any e-cigaretterelated policies.…”

The Economics of Tobacco Regulation: A Comprehensive Review

“…Using a differences-in-differences approach, Cotti, Nesson and Tefft (2018) increased the tax to 95 percent of the wholesale price. They use a "synthetic control difference-in-difference" model that involves constructing a weighted control group that exhibits similar smoking trends to Minnesota prior to 2010.…”