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Author: Ross, Hana

Title: A Critique of the ITIC/OE Asia-14 Illicit Tobacco Indicator 2013

Summary: The "Asia-14 Illicit Tobacco Indicator 2013" (Asia-14) report was published by the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) and Oxford Economics (OE) as a follow up to their previous attempt to estimate the scope and composition of illicit tobacco consumption in Asia presented in "Asia-11 Illicit Tobacco Indicator 2012" (Asia-11). Both reports were funded by Philip Morris International. The new report claims to take advantage of newly available data and improved methodology and covers all 10 ASEAN member nations plus Australia, Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Taiwan. Similarly to the 2012 report, the Asia-14 report fails to provide scientifically sound and unbiased information to policy makers and other tobacco market stakeholders. The reason for this is simple. The figures and statistics it reports are products of either incorrect or unverified/unverifiable estimation methods applied to often questionable data from multiple sources that do not blend. The results are not comparable across countries and are inconsistent with results of other studies. As was true for the prior Asia-11 Report, the reliance on potentially biased data, combined with the lack of transparency about methods employed, results in a study whose estimates are of questionable value. We would caution any stakeholders against relying on this report when assessing the trade in illicit cigarettes in their country or in the region.

Details: Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town, 2015. 29p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 2, 2019 at: https://seatca.org/dmdocuments/Asia%2014%20Critique_Final_20May2015.pdf

Year: 2015

Country: International

URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277871650_A_Critique_of_the_ITICOE_Asia-14_Illicit_Tobacco_Indicator_2013

Shelf Number: 157099

Keywords:
Illicit Cigarettes
Illicit Market
Illicit Trade
Tobacco Market