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The smoking puzzle : information, risk perception, and choice
- Title
- The smoking puzzle : information, risk perception, and choice / Frank A. Sloan, V. Kerry Smith, Donald H. Taylor, Jr.
- Author
- Sloan, Frank A.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xii, 273 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index.
- Contents
- Linking information, risk perception, and choice: an economic approach -- Cognition, perception, and behavior: are 'bad choices' allowed with rational choice? -- Government policy and advertising as sources of information for smokers -- Can smokers expect personal health signals? An evaluation of the health impact of cigarette smoking -- Determinants of risk perception -- Do health shocks influence smoking behavior? Cessation and relapse patterns in older adults -- Personalized health messages and the perceived risks of smoking -- Risk, longevity expectations, and demand for cigarettes -- Conclusions and policy implications.
- Call Number
- JFE 03-17319
- ISBN
- 0674010396
- LCCN
- 2002192185
- OCLC
- 51216393
- Author
- Sloan, Frank A.
- Title
- The smoking puzzle : information, risk perception, and choice / Frank A. Sloan, V. Kerry Smith, Donald H. Taylor, Jr.
- Imprint
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Smith, V. Kerry (Vincent Kerry), 1945-Taylor, Donald H.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 03-17319