Tobacco products are highly addictive, and consuming tobacco contributes to many diseases. Global evidence show that nicotine dependence symptoms can manifest soon after onset in some adolescents, often well before daily or even increasing cigarette excise taxes that increase cigarette prices reduces the initiation of daily smoking in Mexico. The largest reduction in daily smoking...

Existe evidencia abundante documentando las consecuencias negativas del tabaquismo. En México, el tabaquismo usualmente comienza en la adolescencia: en promedio, las personas comienzan a fumar a los 18 años, pero muchos inician a los 10 años. El inicio temprano predice la dependencia a la nicotina a largo plazo, y eso afecta el comportamiento del tabaquismo...

This paper measures the effect of excise taxes on specific goods for Mexican households. A semi-parametric quantile approach is used with a functional relationship to explain the payments of excise taxes for five category goods (high-calorie food, alcohol, tobacco, gasoline and diesel and others), using household consumption microdata in per capita units and attributes of...

This country brief presents an overview of current tobacco control legislation, use, and taxation policy in Mexico. Data and information were collected from different sources. The brief is intended to serve as the context for complimentary assessments on different aspects of tobacco taxation in the country to be shared with government teams and other national...