Summary

Careers of smokers almost always start in youth, and as a result, the tobacco industry reaps large returns from each cigarette smoked by children. An additional tax on cigarettes smoked by minors commensurate with the social damage and declining with a smoker's age should and can be introduced, according to Michael Adams.

Recommended Citation

Adams, Michael (2009) "Preventing Children's Tobacco Consumption," The Economists' Voice: Vol. 6 : Iss. 6, Article 4.
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3832.1525
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss6/art4