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Economic and Health Consequences of Reduced Smoking

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It is a formidable undertaking to speak on the economics of smoking in Bristol where the British cigarette industry began, and in the University that I understand was founded by Imperial Tobacco. Despite this awesome milieu, I shall attempt to face some of the implications of the industry and its products.

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  1. Joy Townsend
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  1. University of York, UK

    Alan Williams (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

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Townsend, J. (1987). Economic and Health Consequences of Reduced Smoking. In: Williams, A. (eds) Health and Economics. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18800-0_7

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