A study on the economics of tobacco in Nepal

H N P D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R Economics of Tobacco Control Paper No. 13 A Study on the Economics of Tobacco in Nepal Yagya B. Karki, Kiran Dev Pant and Badri Raj Pande October 2003 TobaccoFreeInitiative WorldHealthOrganization   A STUDY ON THE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO IN NEPAL YAGYA B. KARKI, KIRAN DEV PANT AND BADRI RAJ PANDE October 2003  Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper This series is produced by the Health, Nutrition, and Population Family (HNP) of the World Bank's Human Development Network (HNP Discussion Paper). The papers in this series aim to provide a vehicle for publishing preliminary and unpolished results on HNP topics to encourage discussion and debate. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations or to members of its board of executive directors or the countries they represent. Citation and the use of material presented in this series should take into account this provisional character. For free copies of papers in this series please contact the individual authors whose names appear on the paper. Enquiries about the series and submissions should be made directly to the editor-in-chief. Submissions should have been previously reviewed and cleared by the sponsoring department that will bear the cost of publication. No additional reviews will be undertaken after submission. The sponsoring department and authors bear full responsibility for the quality of the technical contents and presentation of material in the series. Since the material will be published as presented, authors should submit an electronic copy in a predefined format (available at www.worldbank.org/hnppublications on the guide for authors page) as well as three camera-ready hard copies (copied front to back exactly as the authors would like the final publication to appear). Rough drafts that do not meet minimum presentational standards may be returned to authors for more work before being accepted. The editor-in-chief of the series is Alexander S. Preker (apreker@worldbank.org); For information regarding this and other World Bank publications, please contact the HNP Advisory Services (healthpop@worldbank.org) at +1 202 473 2256 (telephone) or +1 202 522 3234 (fax). __________________________________________________________________________ The Economics of Tobacco Control sub-series is produced jointly with the Tobacco Free Initiative of the World Health Organization. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Health Organization or to the World Bank, their affiliated organizations or to members of their executive boards or the countries they represent. The editors of the Economics of Tobacco Control papers are Joy de Beyer (jdebeyer@worldbank.org), Emmanuel Guindon (guindone@who.int) and Ayda Y