The Economic Explanation of Smoking: Based on the Perspective of Smoking Benefits and Costs / 中国卫生经济

ABSTRACT

Objective:From the economic point of view in-depth analysis and study of people's smoking behavior motives,and accordingly give the relevant recommendations of tobacco control.Methods:To study the factors that affected smoking behavior,it used the subjective expected utility model and loss expectancy method as a measure of the benefits and costs of smoking to analyze the benefits and costs of smoking.Results:It found that due to the benefits and costs of smoking were inconsistent in time,which made people tend not to rationally weigh the benefits and costs of smoking.People also overestimated the effectiveness of smoking and underestimated the damage caused by smoking.Therefore,it was difficult to implement tobacco control.Conclusion:It could reduce and control smoking behavior in terms of reducing smoking effectiveness and increasing smoking loss.Only from the benefits and costs of both common force,the cause of tobacco could be sustained progress in China.