7. Consider public policy aimed at smoking. a. Studies indicate that the price elasticity of demand for

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7. Consider public policy aimed at smoking.

a. Studies indicate that the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is about 0.4. If a packet of cigarettes is currently priced at €6 and the government wants to reduce smoking by 20 per cent, by how much should it increase the price?

b. If the government permanently increases the price of cigarettes, will the policy have a larger effect on smoking one year from now or five years from now?

c. Studies also find that teenagers have a higher price elasticity of demand for cigarettes than do adults. Why might this be true?

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Business Economics

ISBN: 388402

2nd Edition

Authors: Mark P. Taylor, Andrew Ashwin, N. Gregory Mankiw

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