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Do tobacco taxes influence starting and quitting smoking? A discrete choice approach using evidence from a sample of Irish women

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2002-02)

This paper uses a discrete choice approach to investigate factors influencing starting and quitting smoking, in particular the role of tobacco taxes. Standard probit analysis is applied to both starting and quitting. Tobacco ...
Do tobacco taxes influence starting and quitting smoking? A duration analysis approach using evidence from a sample of Irish women

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2002-02)

This paper uses duration analysis to investigate factors influencing starting and quitting smoking, in particular the role of tobacco taxes. Applying a variety of parametric duration models, including a split population ...
Tobacco taxes and starting and quitting smoking : does the effect differ by education?

Madden, David (David Patrick) (Economic and Social Research Institute, 2003)

This paper uses duration analysis to investigate the role of tobacco taxes in starting and quitting smoking. Applying a variety of parametric duration models, including a split population model, to a sample of Irish women, ...