Increasing tobacco price through higher taxes is an effective intervention both to reduce tobacco use in the population and generate government revenues. The goal of this paper is to review evidence on the economic impact of tobacco price increases through taxation with a focus on the likely health...
6. Impact on Food Deserts Many impoverished urban and rural residents lack access to fresh, nutritious foods. Those neighborhoods tend to lack large supermarkets nearby (within a mile in urban areas or within 10 miles in rural ones) with full, affordable assortments of products. More common in...
leather, textiles, and tobacco contributed $1.3 trillion to US gross domestic product in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture—5.4% of total GDP. Farm output was $164.7 billion. In addition, food and beverage stores accounted for 3.3 million US jobs, or 1.7% of the total...
adaptation policies. In this study, a disaster footprint analytical framework, by integrating climate, epidemiological and hybrid input–output and computable general equilibrium global trade modules, was constructed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the impact of heat stress on socioeconomic ...
Plants expressing a gene extracted from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a soil bacterium, produce a protein toxic to budworms, bollworms, and other Lepidopteran insects. Use of Bt cotton can reduce yield losses to budworms and bollworms and reduce the need
Tsevat J. Impact and cost-effectivenes of smoking interventions. American Journal of Medicine 93(Suppl. 1A): 43–47, 1992 Article Google Scholar US Public Health Service. The health consequences of smoking: nicotine addition. Report of the Surgeon General, US Department of Health and Human Se...
摘要:In this study we exploit not only regional but also age and gender variation in exposure to COVID-19 to investigate its impact on risk tolerance. This study is the first to use age and gender variation in exposure to COVID-19, whereas the identification in previous studies relied on ...
With respect to the first contribution, different event-related channels of action exist that may exhibit an economic impact on regions hosting mega events. Construction and event related activities may raise economic output and increase the demand for labor in the short run. In the long run, sup...
The Economic Impact of America’s International Students For decades, the U.S. has been the top destination for students looking to study abroad. It’s easy to see why. Not only does the country provide access to world-class economic hubs like Silicon Valley, but the U.S. is also home...
Core Consumer Price Index (Core CPI) reflects seasonally adjusted changes in prices for a basket of consumer goods and services, excluding food, alcohol, tobacco and electricity. The CPI reflects