A study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012)

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Walbeek, Corneen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorEdwards, Lawrenceen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNyabongo, Dianaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-17T10:08:16Z
dc.date.available2014-10-17T10:08:16Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractFrom the 1990's onwards the cigarette industry in South Africa has imposed substantial increases in the real net-of-tax price of cigarettes. Past research has presented various possible reasons for this increase, however none of this research has incorporated the effect that the international environment might have on price setting in the cigarette industry through tariffs. Using a Bertrand duopolistic model this paper presents a theoretical model to explain the effect that tariffs, and other relevant causal factors such as excise taxation might have on the real net-of-tax price. The relationships that exist between the real net-of-tax price and causal factors are then subjected to a preliminary analysis using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model. The results indicate that there is a relationship between the price of cigarettes and various causal factors. The results do not however substantiate what caused the real net-of-tax price increase from 1990's onwards. The paper attributes this to various limitations in the preliminary analysis process and suggests how these could be rectified. The paper hence presents a useful foundation to understanding the nature of the existing relationships between the price of cigarettes and various causal factors and how best these can be modelled.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNyabongo, D. (2014). <i>A study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012)</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8510en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNyabongo, Diana. <i>"A study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012)."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8510en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNyabongo, D. 2014. A study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012). University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Nyabongo, Diana AB - From the 1990's onwards the cigarette industry in South Africa has imposed substantial increases in the real net-of-tax price of cigarettes. Past research has presented various possible reasons for this increase, however none of this research has incorporated the effect that the international environment might have on price setting in the cigarette industry through tariffs. Using a Bertrand duopolistic model this paper presents a theoretical model to explain the effect that tariffs, and other relevant causal factors such as excise taxation might have on the real net-of-tax price. The relationships that exist between the real net-of-tax price and causal factors are then subjected to a preliminary analysis using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model. The results indicate that there is a relationship between the price of cigarettes and various causal factors. The results do not however substantiate what caused the real net-of-tax price increase from 1990's onwards. The paper attributes this to various limitations in the preliminary analysis process and suggests how these could be rectified. The paper hence presents a useful foundation to understanding the nature of the existing relationships between the price of cigarettes and various causal factors and how best these can be modelled. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - A study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012) TI - A study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8510 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8510
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNyabongo D. A study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8510en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleA study of the causes of the real net-of-tax cigarette price increases in South Africa (1990-2012)en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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