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Book/Printed Material The effect of the 1998 master settlement on prenatal smoking

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Title

  • The effect of the 1998 master settlement on prenatal smoking

Summary

  • "The Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the major tobacco companies and 46 states created an abrupt 45 cent (21%) increase in cigarette prices in November, 1998. Earlier estimates of the elasticity of prenatal smoking implied that the price rise would reduce prenatal cigarette smoking by 7% to 21%. Using birth records on 10 million U.S. births between January 1996 and February 2000, we examined the change in smoking during pregnancy and conditional smoking intensity in response to the MSA. Overall, adjusting for secular trends in smoking, prenatal smoking declined much less than predicted in response to the MSA"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Levy, Douglas E.
  • Meara, Ellen
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2005.

Headings

  • -  Cigarette industry--Government policy--United States
  • -  Cigarette smoke--Health aspects--United States
  • -  Cigarettes--Prices--United States
  • -  Pregnant women--Tobacco use--United States
  • -  Tobacco industry--Law and legislation--United States

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 3/18/2005.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HB1

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005616963

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Levy, Douglas E, Ellen Meara, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. The Effect of theMaster Settlement on Prenatal Smoking. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2005616963/.

APA citation style:

Levy, D. E., Meara, E. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2005) The Effect of theMaster Settlement on Prenatal Smoking. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2005616963/.

MLA citation style:

Levy, Douglas E, Ellen Meara, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. The Effect of theMaster Settlement on Prenatal Smoking. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2005616963/>.