Tobacco industry in Mexico: a general equilibrium analysis.

Objective: Effects of tobacco taxation on employment in Mexico are measured by using an applied general equilibrium model.

Methods: The study describes the modelling methodology based on a 2013 social accounting matrix for Mexico, built for analysing the impact of tobacco taxation on employment. Unemployment is treated as an endogenous variable.

The impact of tobacco tax reforms on poverty in Mexico.

Unlabelled: This paper investigates the impact of increasing the tobacco taxes on the poverty rate in Mexico. Unlike most LMIC countries, the prevalence of smoking in Mexico is higher among the well-off than among the poor. Yet, tobacco tax rates in Mexico are lower than those in most LMIC countries.