Doyle, Chris, Ronayne, David and Sgroi, Daniel (2015) E-cigarettes : the extent and impact of complementary dual-use. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS) (1064). (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The highly controversial e-cigarette industry has generated considerable policy debate and mixed regulatory responses worldwide. Surprisingly, an issue that has been largely ignored is the categorisation of e-cigarettes as substitutes or (dynamic) complements for conventional smoking. We conduct an online survey of US participants finding that 37% of e-cigarette users view them primarily as complementary. We use this result along-side publicly available data to calibrate a cost-benefit analysis, estimating that complementarity reduces the potential costsavings of e-cigarettes by as much as 57% (or $3.3-4.9bn p.a.) relative to case with zero complementarity.

Item Type:	Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Electronic cigarettes, Health behavior, Cost effectiveness
Series Name:	Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS)
Publisher:	University of Warwick. Department of Economics
Place of Publication:	Coventry
ISSN:	0083-7350
Official Date:	October 2015
Dates:	Date Event October 2015 UNSPECIFIED
Number:	1064
Number of Pages:	36
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Description:	(JEL: I12, I18, L66)
Funder:	University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Warwick Policy Lab

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