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1. Title: The impact of the tobacco industry on regional state and Australian economies, Vol. I, The tobacco industry and impact measurement
Author: Powell, RA; Jensen, RC; West, GR; London, MB; Wilkinson, JF
Organisation: University of New England Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management; University of Queensland Department of Economics
Bates: 2501025275/2501025275
Date: 17 September 1981
Rating:
Source: Philip Morris
Page Count: 1
Type: Report, Other
Summary: Excerpt of a study commissioned by the Tobacco Institute of Australia designed to measure the economic contribution of the tobacco industry to the Australian economy. "This study, a joint project by the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management at the University of New England and the Department of Economics at the University of Queensland, was commissioned by the Tobacco Institute of Australia." See BW699101626/1775 for the full report.

"It sets out measures for 1978-79 the economic contribution in terms of output, income and employment but excluding effects such as medi...
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2. Title: Catg-1: list of material for submission to Expert Committee without reference
Bates: 2504045697/2504045707
Date: 21 January 1997
Rating:
Source: Philip Morris
Page Count: 11
Type: Report, Other
Summary: List of material for submission to an expert committee. References are organised into broad categories including:
"Tobacco - Social costs" and "Tobacco - Economic contributions". Also includes references to other material "for approval by BAT/Philip Morris" on the topics of environmental tobacco smoke, addiction and advertising bans.

As late as 1997, PM and BAT still had Whitby's works under active consideration as material to be included in industry submissions, "The Smoking Scare Debunked" appeared in a bibliography of potential resources to be used.
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3. Title: [Copy of library catalogue cards]
Bates: TITX0016725/TITX0016726
Date: undated
Rating:
Source: Tobacco Institute
Page Count: 2
Type: List
Summary: Copy of a Library catalogue card which includes a Tobacco Institute of Australia (TIA) commissioned publication authored by the University of Queensland's Department of Economics, "The impact of the tobacco industry on regional state and Australian economies: report to the Tobacco Institute of Australia Limited". The report was prepared by R.A. Powell et al. and published by the University of New England Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management in 1981.
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4. Title: Long term communication programme: what the industry has done [presented at the 1982 INFOTAB workshop]
Author: Corti, A
Organisation: INFOTAB
Bates: 504331055/504331066
Date: 1982
Rating:
Source: R.J. Reynolds
Page Count: 12
Type: Report
Summary: Presentation by Antonietta Corti.

Includes "Economic Impact: contribution. Let us now have a brief look at economic impact studies and related communication campaigns on the part of our industry. We all know that the contribution to national economies is one of our most powerful assets. It is an argument difficult to refute of "emotionalise." It is factual, indisputable, quantifiable and touches areas of particular concern to governments, to agriculture, labour and trade. This is particularly true in periods of economic recession. Also, economic impact studies can be used with a wide variety ...
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5. Title: Future business environment
Author: Hughes, IW; Salter, R
Organisation: B.A.T. Industries PLC
Bates: 690107965/690108027
Date: July 1983
Rating:
Source: Brown & Williamson
Page Count: 63
Type: Report
Summary: Restricted access document entitled "The future business environment" either prepared by or issued to L.W. Hughes, BAT Industries PLC, dated July 1983. This document presents an overview of BAT's trade projections and provides a political analysis for select regions.

"Growth prospects are generally good in the other East Asian countries and, despite the problems of nationalism in Malaysia and potential political instability in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, these countries are believed to offer good long term prospects based on their strength in raw materials. Singapore and South ...
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6. Title: [Letter to B. Simpson]
Author: Littlechild, SC
Organisation: University of Birmingham
Bates: 2023272536/2023272536
Date: 19 November 1984
Rating:
Source: Philip Morris
Page Count: 1
Type: Letter
Summary: Letter from SC Littlechild (University of Birmingham) to Bryan Simpson (Secretary General, INFOTAB) concerning a final draft of the paper "The Political Economy of Restriction of Choice" submitted to the Economic Journal. The title was initially planned as "Principles of Public Policy relevant to Goods with Possible Adverse Health Effects".

Littlechild writes: "You will recall (as per my letter of 8th March) that this paper was to be oriented to academic economists, and to focus on the general principles of public policy which arose from our first paper, rather than to deal specifically and ...
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7. Title: The impact of the tobacco industry on regional state and Australian economies, Vol. I, The tobacco industry and impact measurement: report to the Tobacco Institute of Australia Limited
Author: Powell, RA; Jensen, RC; West, GR; Condon, MB; Wilkinson, JT
Bates: 699101626/699101775
Date: 1981
Rating:
Source: Brown & Williamson
Page Count: 150
Type: Report
Summary: The report commissioned by the Tobacco Institute of Australia on "The impact of the tobacco industry on regional state and Australian economies, Vol. I, The tobacco industry and impact measurement". The study was designed to measure the economic contribution of the tobacco industry to the Australian economy.


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8. Title: Social costs / social values: progress report, 7 January 1981
Organisation: International Committee on Smoking Issues Working Party on Social Acceptability of Smoking
Bates: 503328134/503328142
Date: 7 January 1981
Rating:
Source: R.J. Reynolds
Page Count: 9
Type: Report
Summary: "Social costs / social values" progress report of the ICOSI Social Acceptability Working Party (SAWP) dated 7 January 1981. Whilst this report does not focus specifically on the Australasian region, it reveals efforts by the tobacco industry to coordinate research and to develop global strategies to counter attacks on social cost issues impacting the industry. It does illustrate Australia's leading role in tackling tobacco issues, such as, social cost and how the industry planned impede the issue.

"In 1978 the Social Acceptability Working Party identified a new source of concern for the cig...
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9. Title: ACIL report
Author: Beardmore, BD
Organisation: Philip Morris (Australia) Limited
Bates: 2500055207/2500055207
Date: 20 April 1994
Rating:
Source: Philip Morris
Page Count: 1
Type: Memorandum
Summary: Philip Morris Limited (Australia) inter-office memorandum from Bruce Beardmore (Director, Planning & MIS) to Ann Daw. "Attached, please find a copy of the ACIL report you requested. The innovative aspect of this analysis is that it refutes the claim that smokers are a net financial burden on the community. It does this by 'correctly' applying consumer surplus theory and showing that previous work, largely by anti-smoking groups, used incorrect calculation techniques. While it is still early days, there is some indication that economists in general are more likely to confirm that the methodol...
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10. Title: TA meeting
Author: Panzer, F.
Bates: TIMN0094606/TIMN0094606
Date: 14 March 1980
Rating:
Source: Tobacco Institute
Page Count: 1
Type: Memorandum
Summary: Interoffice memo from Knopick to Panzer stating that in 20-30 years time, China is expected to be strong enough, economically, to be a major importer of U.S. tobacco
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