Inquiry into economic aspects of tobacco control in Ireland

Abstract

The harmful effects of smoking on population health have long been shown. More recently, the exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) has also been proved to have detrimental health effects (U.S.DHHS, 2006). In order to improve the public health, governments introduce policies aimed at reducing smoking and exposure to SHS. The aim of this thesis is to analyse some of the economic aspects of these policies in Ireland.