Effect of e-cigarette taxes on e-cigarette and cigarette retail prices and sales, USA, 2014-2019.
Megan C DiazEmily M DonovanJohn A TaurasDaniel StephensBarbara SchilloSerena PhillipsFrank J ChaloupkaMichael F PeskoPublished in: Tobacco control (2023)
Our study finds that e-cigarette taxes increase e-cigarette retail prices by approximately half of the tax. Further, e-cigarette taxes are associated with reduced sales of e-cigarettes and increased sales of cigarettes in some specifications. Our estimates are sizably lower than from other studies using sales and survey data.