Much is known about the effects of prices and tobacco control policies
on cigarette smoking, but little is known about their impact on smoke
less tobacco use. This paper uses data from the Monitoring the Future
Surveys, augmented with tobacco tax and policy-related measures, to es
timate smokeless tobacco demand equations for young males. The estimat
es indicate that higher smokeless tobacco taxes would significantly re
duce the number of young men using smokeless tobacco and the frequency
of smokeless tobacco use. In addition, the estimates imply that stron
g limits on youth access to tobacco products reduce smokeless tobacco
use by young males.