Should electronic cigarette producers be prohibited from advertising and be taxed?

a column by Michael Grossman, Dhaval Dave, Henry Saffer, Don Kenkel and Daniel Dench for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal

In 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration extended its authority over tobacco products to include e-cigarettes. This column argues that advertising restrictions and taxes on e-cigarettes could discourage people from quitting traditional cigarettes. However, little is known about the long-term health consequences of the use of e-cigarettes, so it is too early to conclude that unrestricted advertising of e-cigarettes and low or no federal taxation would advance public health.

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