Tobacco Control Legislation and Resource Allocation Effects

Irvine, Ian; Sims, William A.

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“…The aim of the present study was to analyze, through a simulation approach, the benefits of reduced processed meat consumption on CRC cases and the potential impact of such a reduction on the processed meat market, in terms of adverse health effects deriving from job loss/displacement. The hypothesis underlying the study was that sensational communication about the risk associated with processed meat consumption would have severe unintended effects on the health outcomes of the workers employed in this sector due to a potential market shock, as demonstrated by previous studies in the field [ 9 , 22 , 28 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ]. An example of this situation is the case of BSE, which strongly impacted the world meat economy in the 1990s.…”

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“…An example of this situation is the case of BSE, which strongly impacted the world meat economy in the 1990s. In countries with meat-intensive production, such as Northern Ireland, 5135 full-time job equivalents were threatened by a reduction in demand for beef, accounting for approximately 0.6% of total regional employment [ 9 , 22 , 32 ]. The literature also shows that these types of scenarios may have important public health issues.…”

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Communicating Risk Regarding Food Consumption: The Case of Processed Meat

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The present research combines real data and parameters found in recent literature that were used to design realistic scenarios demonstrating the potential effects (benefits and costs) of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s risk communication regarding the consumption of processed meat, which was proven to be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)/WHO report. The impact of the risk communication of processed meat consumption was simulated using Monte Carlo microsimulation models. The results showed that a 1% reduction in the number of high-level processed meat consumers may lead to a yearly decrease in CRC cases of 406.43 (IC 95%: −243.94, 1056.81), while the more extreme scenario of a 15% reduction may lead to 2086.62 fewer cases (IC 95%: 1426.66, 2746.57). On the other hand, if demand contraction in the processed meat sector resulted in a 0.1% loss in employment, one could expect 27.23 all-cause mortalities attributable to job loss (IC 95%: 16.55, 37.80). This simulation study demonstrates that caution should be taken when implementing public awareness campaigns, particularly when the prevention message is not straightforward.

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“…Similarly, van der Merwe (1998a, 1998b), Buck et al. (1995) and Irvine and Sims (1997) assumed full elimination, a 40 per cent decline, and a 20 per cent decline in domestic tobacco consumption expenditures, respectively. All studies projected net economic gains.…”

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“…For instance, a study on Scotland by McNicoll and Boyle (1992) assumed the elimination of domestic tobacco consumption expenditures and the redistribution of the amount to other sectors, according to average expenditure patterns. Similarly, van der Merwe (1998a, 1998b), Buck et al (1995) and Irvine and Sims (1997) assumed full elimination, a 40 per cent decline and a 20 per cent decline in domestic tobacco consumption, respectively. All studies projected net economic gains.…”

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Tobacco-free Economy: A SAM-based Multiplier Model to Quantify the Impact of Changes in Tobacco Demand in Bangladesh

Husain

Khondker

2016

Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research

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In Bangladesh, where tobacco use is pervasive, reducing tobacco use is economically beneficial. This paper uses the latest Bangladesh social accounting matrix (SAM) multiplier model to quantify the economy-wide impact of demand-driven changes in tobacco cultivation, bidi industries, and cigarette industries. First, we compute various income multiplier values (i.e. backward linkages) for all production activities in the economy to quantify the impact of changes in demand for the corresponding products on gross output for 86 activities, demand for 86 commodities, returns to four factors of production, and income for eight household groups. Next, we rank tobacco production activities by income multiplier values relative to other sectors. Finally, we present three hypothetical ‘tobacco-free economy’ scenarios by diverting demand from tobacco products into other sectors of the economy and quantifying the economy-wide impact. The simulation exercises with three different tobacco-free scenarios show that, compared to the baseline values, total sectoral output increases by 0.92%, 1.3%, and 0.75%. The corresponding increases in the total factor returns (i.e. GDP) are 1.57%, 1.75%, and 1.75%. Similarly, total household income increases by 1.40%, 1.58%, and 1.55%.

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Collective Actors and Corporate Targets in Tobacco Control: A Cross-National Comparison

Nathanson

2005

Health Educ Behav

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Cross-national comparative analysis of tobacco control strategies can alert health advocates to how opportunities for public health action, types of action, and probabilities for success are shaped by political systems and cultures. This article is based on case studies of tobacco control in the United States, Canada, Britain, and France. Two questions are addressed: (a) To whom were the dangers of smoking attributed? and (b) What was the role of collective action--grassroots level organization--in combating these dangers? Activists in Canada, Britain, and France moved earlier than the United States did to target the tobacco industry and the state. Locally based advocacy centered on passive smoking has been far more important in the United States. The author concludes that U.S.-style advocacy has played a major role in this country's smoking decline but is insufficient in and of itself to change the corporate practices of a wealthy and politically powerful industry.

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Tobacco Control Legislation and Resource Allocation Effects

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Communicating Risk Regarding Food Consumption: The Case of Processed Meat

Communicating Risk Regarding Food Consumption: The Case of Processed Meat

Tobacco-free Economy: A SAM-based Multiplier Model to Quantify the Impact of Changes in Tobacco Demand in Bangladesh

Collective Actors and Corporate Targets in Tobacco Control: A Cross-National Comparison

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