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Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2015]

1 online resource (240 pages) : color illustrations, charts

ISBN 9780309317139 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 0309317126 (pbk.)

ISBN 9780309317122 (pbk.)

Print version: Understanding the U.S. illicit tobacco market : characteristics, policy context, and lessons from international experiences. Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2015] xiv, 226 pages ; 23 cm ISBN 9780309317122

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219)

1. Introduction -- 2. Characteristics of the illicit tobacco market -- 3. Participants in the illicit tobacco market -- 4. Measuring the size of the illicit tobacco market -- 5. Interventions in the illicit tobacco market: policy and regulatory options -- 6. Interventions in the illicit tobacco market: law enforcement -- 7. Interventions in the illicit tobacco market: international case studies -- 8. Possible changes in tobacco products: considering consumer and supply responses.

This report draws on domestic and international experiences with the illicit tobacco trade to identify a range of possible policy and enforcement interventions by the U.S. federal government and/or states and localities."--Publisher’s description..

"Tobacco use has declined because of measures such as high taxes on tobacco products and bans on advertising, but worldwide there are still more than one billion people who regularly use tobacco, including many who purchase products illicitly. By contrast to many other commodities, taxes comprise a substantial portion of the retail price of cigarettes in the United States and most other nations. Large tax differentials between jurisdictions increase incentives for participation in existing illicit tobacco markets. In the United States, the illicit tobacco market consists mostly of bootlegging from low-tax states to high-tax states and is less affected by large-scale smuggling or illegal production as in other countries. In the future, nonprice regulation of cigarettes - such as product design, formulation, and packaging - could in principle, contribute to the development of new types of illicit tobacco markets. Understanding the U.S.-.

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