Understanding the U.S. illicit tobacco market : characteristics, policy context, and lessons from international experiences / Committee on the Illicit Tobacco Market : Collection and Analysis of the International Experience ; Peter Reuter and Malay Majmundar, editors ; Committee on Law and Justice ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice ; Institute of Medicine ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

"Tobacco use has declined because of measures such as high taxes on tobacco products and bans on advertising, but worldwide there are still more than one billion people who regularly use tobacco, including many who purchase products illicitly. By contrast to many other commodities, taxes compri...

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