Essays about: "Rational addiction"

Found 2 essays containing the words Rational addiction.

  1. 1. Evaluating the effects of a tax increase : how the Swedish demand for snus will react to the new tax increase proposed by the government

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Karin Ericsson; [2015]
    Keywords : elasticity; price of snus; rational addiction model; tobacco taxation;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the concept of how price affects demand for a good by estimating various price elasticities of demand for snu sold in Sweden. Information was gathered on price development for snus and cigarettes as well as sales data from Swedish Match, the largest supplier of snus in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Price elasticity of demand for cigarettes : The Case of Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Sadeq Mohamed Ahmed; Kamran Vaziri; [2014]
    Keywords : Price elasticity; Cigarette demand; Tobacco; Sweden; Rational addiction; Myopic addiction;

    Abstract : Due to health problems and the negative externalities associated with cigarette consumption, many governments try to discourage cigarette consumption by increasing its price through taxation. However, cigarette, like the other addictive goods, is viewed as that it is not sensitive to demand rules and the market forces. READ MORE