Macroeconomic Impact of Tobacco Taxation in Serbia

Macroeconomic Impact of Tobacco Taxation in Serbia

Macroeconomic Impact of Tobacco Taxation in Serbia 

Aleksandar Zdravković, Jovan Zubović Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia - Institute of Economic Sciences, Serbia

November 2-3, Tirana, Albania

Research objective

This study aims to estimate the changes in output, income and employment in Serbian economy resulting from changes in tobacco use, and quantify the impact of such changes on other economic sectors.
Goals:

  • Assess interlinkages between of tobacco products industry with other sectors;
  • Estimate output, income and employment multipliers;
  • Estimate changes in output, income and employment under several scenarios of change in tobacco products demand