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This study examines certain economic questions that Egyptian policy-makers should address when considering tobacco control measures. It aims in particular to study the impact on employment in the tobacco industry of policies that reduce the demand for tobacco.

This study also examines: the status of the tobacco economy in Egypt; tobacco industry employment within the context of the general national employment framework; tobacco control policies and industry employment through input–output analysis; and the expected consequences of tobacco control for economics – production and employment.