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A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia

A study was conducted to analyze the factors affecting the tobacco industry in Malaysia. Tobacco farmers were found to be more concerned with the changes in input particularly, fertilizer. Both incentive scheme for tobacco fertilizer and fertilizer price show significant impact on the area planted a...

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Main Authors: Idris, Nurjihan, Kasron, Norzalila, Ismail, Mohd Mansor, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51352/1/6-16.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.513522017-04-03T07:52:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51352/ A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia Idris, Nurjihan Kasron, Norzalila Ismail, Mohd Mansor Shamsudin, Mad Nasir Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah A study was conducted to analyze the factors affecting the tobacco industry in Malaysia. Tobacco farmers were found to be more concerned with the changes in input particularly, fertilizer. Both incentive scheme for tobacco fertilizer and fertilizer price show significant impact on the area planted as both factors will affect the cost of production. Another significant determinant on supply side is tobacco farm price. Higher price will attract tobacco farmers to be more productive and this will lead to higher yield. On the demand side, the price of cigarette is significant in explaining the changes in tobacco domestic demand. As cigarette price increases, firms will be sensitive towards the price increase and this will reduce the quantity of tobacco consumed by the manufacturers. Lastly, the result shows that import demand for tobacco is income elastic. School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51352/1/6-16.pdf Idris, Nurjihan and Kasron, Norzalila and Ismail, Mohd Mansor and Shamsudin, Mad Nasir and Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah (2012) A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia. In: USM-AUT International Conference (UAIC) 2012, 17-18 Nov. 2012, Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia. (pp. 125-139).
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description A study was conducted to analyze the factors affecting the tobacco industry in Malaysia. Tobacco farmers were found to be more concerned with the changes in input particularly, fertilizer. Both incentive scheme for tobacco fertilizer and fertilizer price show significant impact on the area planted as both factors will affect the cost of production. Another significant determinant on supply side is tobacco farm price. Higher price will attract tobacco farmers to be more productive and this will lead to higher yield. On the demand side, the price of cigarette is significant in explaining the changes in tobacco domestic demand. As cigarette price increases, firms will be sensitive towards the price increase and this will reduce the quantity of tobacco consumed by the manufacturers. Lastly, the result shows that import demand for tobacco is income elastic.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Idris, Nurjihan
Kasron, Norzalila
Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
spellingShingle Idris, Nurjihan
Kasron, Norzalila
Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia
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Kasron, Norzalila
Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
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title A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia
title_short A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia
title_full A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia
title_fullStr A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A model for tobacco industry in Malaysia
title_sort model for tobacco industry in malaysia
publisher School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51352/1/6-16.pdf
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