Good intentions, unintended outcomes: Impact of social assistance on tobacco consumption in Indonesia

INTRODUCTION Social assistance programs create an income effect that allows low- income groups to raise their consumption to improve their well-being. However, this may unintentionally induce an increase in their consumption of temptation goods, including tobacco. By analyzing five massive social assistance programs distributed by the government since 2007, we explore whether those programs may […]

Public support for cigarette price increase in Indonesia

Indonesia, known for its high prevalence of smoking, is among the countries with the highest tobacco consumption in the world. Tobacco consumption results in 225 700 deaths annually, with 967 women dying of tobacco-related causes every week as reported in the Tobacco Atlas Sixth Edition. The report further revealed that 21.4% more Indonesian men died […]