Evidencia de los beneficios económicos y de salud a través del incremento de los impuestos especiales a productos de tabaco en México, evitando muertes prematuras, enfermedades y gastos por costos de cuidado, así como generar ahorros para el sistema de salud del país, lo que beneficiaría principalmente a la población de menores ingresos.e menores ingresos.

Effects of tobacco taxation on employment in Mexico are measured by using an applied general equilibrium model.

This paper investigates the impact of increasing the tobacco taxes on the poverty rate in Mexico. Unlike most LMIC countries, the prevalence of smoking in Mexico is higher among the well-off than among the poor. Yet, tobacco tax rates in Mexico are lower than those in most LMIC countries. There is room, thus, to implement...

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...