학술논문

The political economy of tobacco control spending.
Document Type
Article
Source
Applied Economics Letters. Dec2012, Vol. 19 Issue 18, p1793-1797. 5p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subject
*Tobacco industry
*Production (Economic theory)
*Special interest groups (Associations)
*Economics
Comparative studies
Language
ISSN
1350-4851
Abstract
This article investigates why some US states spend so comparatively little on Tobacco Control Funding (TCF). We find that cross-state variation in spending on tobacco control is significantly driven by a tobacco special interest effect. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]