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Public policy and youth smokeless tobacco use ABSTRACT Much is
known about the effects of prices and tobacco control
policies on cigarette smoking, but little is known about
their impact on smokeless tobacco use. This paper uses data
from the Monitoring the Future Surveys, augmented with
tobacco tax and policy-related measures, to estimate
smokeless tobacco demand equations for young males. The
estimates indicate that higher smokeless tobacco taxes would
significantly reduce the number of young men using smokeless
tobacco and the frequency of smokeless tobacco use. In
addition, the estimates imply that strong limits on youth
access to tobacco products reduce smokeless tobacco use by
young males.
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