When Cigarette Sales Suddenly Become Illegal: Evidence From an Online Survey of South African Smokers During COVID-19 Lockdown | Zendy

Kirsten van der Zee | Zendy; Samantha Filby | Zendy; Corné van Walbeek | Zendy

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When Cigarette Sales Suddenly Become Illegal: Evidence From an Online Survey of South African Smokers During COVID-19 Lockdown

Author(s) -

Kirsten van der Zee,

Samantha Filby,

Corné van Walbeek

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

nicotine and tobacco research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338

H-Index - 113

eISSN - 1469-994X

pISSN - 1462-2203

DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntac067

Subject(s) - covid-19 , electronic cigarette , business , advertising , environmental health , medicine , internet privacy , virology , computer science , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Despite high levels of illicit trade in the tobacco market, the South African government banned the sale of tobacco products in March 2020 as part of its COVID-19 response. The ban lasted five months. We assess how the ban affected the cigarette market for a sample of smokers by comparing the price, consumption, and competitive landscapes before (March), during (May and June), and after (September) the ban.

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