2005
The impact of tobacco expenditure on household consumption patterns in rural China
Wang H, Sindelar JL, Busch SH. The impact of tobacco expenditure on household consumption patterns in rural China. Social Science & Medicine 2005, 62: 1414-1426. PMID: 16137812, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income countriesTobacco spendingRural ChinaDurable goods consumptionHousehold expenditure patternsHuman capital investmentHousehold consumption patternsFractional logit modelBasic needsDistributional impactsTobacco expenditureExpenditure patternsGoods consumptionLogit modelCapital investmentFarming productivityFinancial securitySpendingHousehold surveyConsumption patternsExpenditureHouseholdsEstimation methodCountriesChina
2004
Burning a hole in the budget
Busch SH, Jofre-Bonet M, Falba TA, Sindelar JL. Burning a hole in the budget. Applied Health Economics And Health Policy 2004, 3: 263-272. PMID: 15901200, DOI: 10.2165/00148365-200403040-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDemand systemConsumer Expenditure Survey dataConsumer demand systemsMain expenditure categoriesExpenditure Survey dataState cigarette pricesPrice of cigarettesCigarette expenditurePrice dataHousehold expenditureExpenditure categoriesCigarette pricesExpensive habitsObservable heterogeneityHousehold membersExpenditureSocioeconomic variablesSurvey dataSmoking householdsHouseholdsPricesYears 1995GoodsHousingPattern of substitution