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SUBMITTER: Gjika A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7014105 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of environmental research and public health 20200109 2
This paper analyzes the determinant factors of tobacco consumption in Albania, which is one of the countries with the highest smoking prevalence in Europe. To empirically estimate the elasticity of cigarettes demand in Albania, the paper uses the Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS) applying Deaton's (1988) demand model. This paper estimates an Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS), which allows disentangling quality choice from exogenous price variations using unit values from cigarette consum ...[more]