WORKSHOP " The Elasticity of Demand for Tobacco Products by Income Groups"

The workshop „The elasticity of demand for tobacco products by income groups“ was held in hotel BAH, on July 18 - 19, 2019. This event was part of the annual activities related to the project „Accelerating Progress on Effective Tobacco Tax Policies in Low and Middle-Income Countries“. Representatives of national project teams from all consortium countries – Institute for Socio-Economic Analysis, Analytica, Democracy Plus, Development Solution Associates, University of Banja Luka, as well as representatives of the University of Illinois from Chicago and Institute of Economic Sciences, took part in the event.

The workshop was related to the methodology for estimating the elasticity of demand for tobacco products by income groups, using Household Budget Survey Data. Lecturers were Professor Rijo M. John, Center for Public Policy Research (CPPR) from India and Marko Vladisavljevic, researcher of the Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade.