Smoking Risk Information and Cigarette Demand: An Empirical Study in Taiwan

J. M. Lee

《危機管理學刊》 1卷1期 (2004/03) Pp. 55-64

https://doi.org/10.6459/JCM.200403_1(1).0006

並列摘要

The purpose of this paper is to use time-series sales data on domestic cigarettes, imported cigarettes and cigars from 1971 to 2000 for analyzing cigarette demand in Taiwan and creating a smoking risk information index, based on the number of papers published in the United Daily News (UDN) database, is introduced into a ”CBS” system of demand equations. Given the time series properties of variables, a CBS model with homogeneity and symmetry imposed was estimated. Results indicate that, in the case of Taiwan, the own-price elasticities for domestic and imported cigarettes, calculated at sample means, are -0.648 and -0.826, respectively. Risk information elasticity is negative on the demand for domestic cigarettes whereas it is positive for imported cigarettes.

並列關鍵字

smoking risk information ； cigarette demand

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