SOURCE: Website Article, Why Do People Still Smoke? https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-people-still-smoke-cigarettes
The economic principle I’m exploring is:
“People generally respond to incentives in predictable ways. Institutions are the “rules of the game” that influence choices.”
My research question to help me study the economic principle is: “Why do people buy cigarettes?”
The article Why Do People Still Smoke? published in "wonderopolis.org" demonstrates this economic principle because it shows
First, it demonstrates one common reason why most people smoke, and that is "people still smoke today [because] they started smoking in the first place. People start smoking for many reasons: advertisements, peer pressure, etc. And as most smokers already know, once you start smoking, it can be very, very hard to stop."
Second, it demonstrates that the cigarette itself is the cause of people smoking: "The answer is [the]addiction. One of the primary ingredients of cigarette tobacco is nicotine, which is highly addictive. Like many addictive illegal drugs, nicotine makes a smoker continue to crave cigarettes if they try to stop smoking."
Third, it gives examples of how people have stopped smoking: "There are many products and strategies available today to help smokers kick the habit. For example, nicotine gum and patches can be used to slowly wean smokers off of the addictive substance."
In my next blog post I will research:
What have institutions done as an incentive for consumers to buy cigarettes? Has the government done anything to prevent it?
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