TO “VAPE” OR SMOKE? EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE ON ADULT SMOKERS

A growing share of the U.S. population uses e‐cigarettes but the optimal regulation of these controversial products remains an open question. We conduct a discrete choice experiment to investigate how adult tobacco cigarette smokers' demand for e‐cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes varies by four...

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Published inEconomic inquiry Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 705 - 725
Main Authors Marti, Joachim, Buckell, John, Maclean, Johanna Catherine, Sindelar, Jody
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.01.2019
Western Economic Association International
Western Economic Association
Subjects
Adults
Bans
Cigarettes
Consumer research
Discrete choice
Economic models
Electronic cigarettes
Health
Health problems
Laws, regulations and rules
Prices
Public spaces
Smokers
Smoking
Smoking bans
Smoking cessation
Tobacco
United Kingdom
discrete choice experiments
latent class model
preferences
regulation
smoking
e-cigarettes
heterogeneity
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Summary:A growing share of the U.S. population uses e‐cigarettes but the optimal regulation of these controversial products remains an open question. We conduct a discrete choice experiment to investigate how adult tobacco cigarette smokers' demand for e‐cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes varies by four attributes: (1) whether e‐cigarettes are considered healthier than tobacco cigarettes, (2) the effectiveness of e‐cigarettes as a cessation device, (3) bans on use in public places, and (4) price. We find that adult smokers' demand for e‐cigarettes is motivated more by health concerns than by the desire to avoid smoking bans or higher prices. (JEL C35, I12, I18)
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ISSN:0095-2583
1465-7295
DOI:10.1111/ecin.12693