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1 online resource (xi, 385 pages) : illustrations |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
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Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)
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Contents |
Tobacco taxes, smoking restrictions, and tobacco use / Robert L. Ohsfeldt, Raymond G. Boyle, and Eli I. Capilouto -- Behavioral economics of smoking / Warren K. Bickel and Gregory J. Madden -- Effects of price changes on alcohol consumption in alcohol-experienced rats / Jeffrey K. Sarbaum, Solomon W. Polachek, and Norman E. Spear -- Delayed-reward discounting in alcohol abuse / Rudy E. Vuchinich and Cathy A. Simpson -- Demand for cocaine and marijuana by youth / Frank J. Chaloupka, Michael Grossman, and John A. Tauras -- Applying behavioral economics to the challenge of reducing cocaine abuse / Stephen T. Higgins -- Demographic differentials in the demand for alcohol and illicit drugs / Henry Saffer and Frank J. Chaloupka -- Behavioral economic analysis of polydrug abuse in heroin addicts / Nancy M. Petry and Warren K. Bickel -- Are alcoholics in bad jobs? / Donald S. Kenkel and Ping Wang -- Employment as a drug abuse treatment intervention / Kenneth Silverman and Elias Robles -- Income alters the relative reinforcing effects of drug and nondrug reinforcers / Marilyn E. Carroll -- Does drug use cause poverty? / Robert Kaestner |
Summary |
Conventional wisdom once held that the demand for addictive substances like cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs was unlike that for any other economic good and, therefore, unresponsive to traditional market forces. Recently, however, researchers from two disparate fields, economics and behavioral psychology, have found that increases in the overall price of an addictive substance can significantly reduce both the number of users and the amounts those users consume. Changes in the "full price" of addictive substances--including monetary value, time outlay, effort to obtain, and potential pe |
Analysis |
Abuso de sustancias Aspectos económicos Estados Unidos de América Congresos, conferencias, etc |
Notes |
This volume contains papers presented at a conference held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 27-28 March 1997 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Substance abuse -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Congresses
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Substance-Related Disorders -- economics
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Substance abuse -- Economic aspects
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Drogenkonsum
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Wirtschaftspsychologie
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Kongress
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Verslaving.
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Economische aspecten.
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United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Chaloupka, Frank J., IV.
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ISBN |
9780226100494 |
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0226100499 |
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