Abstract
One of 3 persons in Latvia is a smoker. Smoking has been proved to be linked to different cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The overall purpose of the study addresses smoking as a cost-benefit subject in Latvian state economy. A model to perform evidence-based cost-benefit analysis (CBA) was developed highlighting direct and indirect costs borne by the state, smokers and second-hand smokers. The paper envisages the approach to building the model. As the first study on economic impact of smoking in Latvia, the CBA results demonstrate substantial excess of financial benefits from smoking citizens in Latvia. Authors discuss the smoking attributable fraction (SAF) eligibility and needs in data to discover the full impact of smoking on health and non-health aspects
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | SHS Web of Conferences |
| Editors | L. Vilka, J. Vike |
| Volume | 85 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-2-7598-9112-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Event | 7th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare": Contemporary Social Dynamics and Welfare: Urban and Rural Development Perspectives - Riga, Latvia Duration: 10 Oct 2018 → 12 Oct 2018 Conference number: 7 http://www.blocket.lv/sites/default/files/2020-02/RSU_7th%20International%20conference_abstracts_2018.pdf |
Conference
| Conference | 7th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare" |
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| Country/Territory | Latvia |
| City | Riga |
| Period | 10/10/18 → 12/10/18 |
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Keywords*
- CBA
- smoking
- costs
- benefits
Field of Science*
- 3.3 Health sciences
Publication Type*
- 3.2. Articles or chapters in other proceedings other than those included in 3.1., with an ISBN or ISSN code
