So You Want to Quit Smoking : Have You Tried a Mobile Phone?

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dc.creatorLabonne, Julien
dc.creatorChase, Robert S.
dc.date2012-06-01T15:48:57Z
dc.date2012-06-01T15:48:57Z
dc.date2008-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:24:55Z
dc.descriptionTobacco use, which is rising quickly in developing countries, kills 5.4 million people a year worldwide. This paper explores the impacts of mobile phone ownership on tobacco consumption. Indeed, mobile phone ownership could affect tobacco consumption because individuals might pay for their communication with money they would have spent on tobacco. Using panel data from 2,100 households in 135 communities of the Philippines collected in 2003 and 2006, the analysis finds that mobile phone ownership leads to a 20 percent decline in monthly tobacco consumption. Among households in which at least one member smoked in 2003, purchasing a mobile phone leads to a 32.6 percent decrease in tobacco consumption per adult over the age of 15. This is equivalent to one less pack of 20 cigarettes per month per adult. The results are robust to various estimation strategies. Further, they suggest that this impact materializes through a budget shift from tobacco to communication.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9608509/so-want-quit-smoking-tried-mobile-phone
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6862
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4657
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417881
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4657
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCELL PHONE
dc.subjectCIGARETTE
dc.subjectCIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCIGARETTE SMOKING
dc.subjectCIGARETTES
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectGLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WEALTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINFORMATION FLOW
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectNICOTINE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSMOKER
dc.subjectSMOKERS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSMOKING BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRICES
dc.subjectTOBACCO TAXES
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.subjectTOTAL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectWEB
dc.titleSo You Want to Quit Smoking : Have You Tried a Mobile Phone?

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