| Type | Journal Article - Journal of health economics | 
| Title | Is cigarette smoking in poorer nations highly sensitive to price?: Evidence from Russia and China | 
| Author(s) | |
| Volume | 23 | 
| Issue | 1 | 
| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2004 | 
| Page numbers | 173-189 | 
| URL | http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/15154693 | 
| Abstract | We examine cigarette demand in China and Russia using longitudinal micro-level household and community surveys. Previous developing-country price elasticity estimates of around −0.75 have been larger than United States estimates of about −0.4, but the former have relied primarily on aggregate data. In contrast, our micro-level price elasticity estimates in China and Russia range from 0 to −0.15. Thus, raising prices in poorer countries may not reduce smoking to the degree previously suggested. |