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Aleksi B

Cigarette taxes revenues and elasticity of demand » Bastiat's Bastions - 2 views

www.nicholls.edu/...enues-and-elasticity-of-demand

elasticity cigarette taxes demand

shared by Aleksi B on 17 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Aleksi B on 17 Oct 13
     
    The article talks about the fact of how cigarette taxes are increasing due to the elasticity of demand
  • Clemente F on 19 Oct 13
     
    Very interesting article Aleksi however I believe the taxes on cigarettes are so high also because it is a product which affects the consumer's health negatively
Jakub B

Traders urge tight watch over maker of cheap cigarettes - 0 views

business.inquirer.net/...over-maker-of-cheap-cigarettes

revenues economies of scale

shared by Jakub B on 27 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Jakub B on 27 Jan 14
     
    MANILA, Philippines-The chair of the 800-member Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) on Monday called for a "24/7 close monitoring" of the trading practices of low-cost cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corp. by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and its mother agency, the Department of Finance (DOF).
  • Jakub B on 27 Jan 14
     
    The article describes the prevention of the use of economies of scale that can be harmful to the society. It controvetially discusses a way of making great revenues and profit without looking at the social costs.
Zuzanna G

Egypt's cigarette monopoly profits drop 9% y-o-y in first half of 2013/14 - 1 views

english.ahram.org.eg/...-profits-drop--yoy-in-fir.aspx

monopoly

shared by Zuzanna G on 16 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Zuzanna G on 16 Feb 14
     
    This article gives an example of the state as a monopolist and its incomes.
Zuzanna G

do \"sin taxes\" work? - 0 views

www.adamsmith.org/...e-consumption-and-hit-the-poor

cigarettes sin taxes government Adam Smith health free market excise tax

shared by Zuzanna G on 09 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Zuzanna G on 09 Nov 13
     
    This is a very interesting criticism of taxes imposed on things that affect our health negatively posted by Adam Smith institute. As these particular taxes raise many controversies, I think it is worth reading.
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