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Government Intervention - Australia Bans Imported Disposable Vapes

Graham Watson

28th November 2023

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Australia is banning the import of disposable vapes among a range of measures to tackle a perceived rise in vaping among young people. The other measures include stopping single-use vapes from being made, advertised, and supplied in the country. This is despite the fact that you already need a doctor's prescription to buy vapes in Australia.

Is this good economics though? There seem to a be a lot of costs associated with all of these moves, and what's the evidence on whether or not vaping is better than smoking? And given the preponderance of vaping, won't a shadow market for vapes simply emerge?

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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