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July 16, 2025Health PolicyOpen Access

The associations between prices and taxes and the use of tobacco products in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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GGG. Emmanuel GuindonICIgnacio Finot CornejoMMMauricio Flores Muñoz

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Overview

Systematic review shows higher tobacco prices reduce consumption and initiation in Latin America and the Caribbean, suggesting effective policy implications.

Key Points

  • Higher cigarette prices are linked to reduced smoking participation, consumption, and initiation across Latin America.
  • The meta-analysis indicates large effect sizes show strong policy relevance in reducing tobacco use.
  • Random-effects pooling revealed own-price elasticities that demonstrate price's significant impact on tobacco demand.
  • Increasing tobacco taxes may also enhance tax revenue given the inelastic demand for tobacco products.

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Guindon et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02c3e6551bb0af8cc95chttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105396
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