Communities with less education and lower per capita income are less likely to have laws that completely prohibit smoking in public places, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Public Health that examined community level disparities in smoke-free laws across 10 states.
“There are socioeconomic disparit... Read More about Researchers Uncover Disparities in Smoke-Free Law Coverage
The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project), founded in 2002, systematically evaluates key policies of the WHO FCTC in 22 countries, containing more than 50% of the world’s population, 60% of the world’s smokers and 70% of the world’s tobacco users.
In this podcast Corne Van Walbeek, guest... Read More about Podcast: The Economics of Tobacco Control (Part 2)
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Health Research and Policy are authors on several papers published in a special supplement in the July issue of Tobacco Control that discusses finding from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation (ITC) Project. The ITC Project, directed by Geoffrey Fong, prof... Read More about Tobacconomics in New Tobacco Control Supplement: The Economics of Tobacco Control (Part 2)
The way that cigarettes are taxed in different countries can lead to prices that either vary widely from brand to brand, providing opportunities for smokers to switch to cheaper brands in response to boosts in cigarette taxes, or fall within a relatively limited range, leaving fewer money-saving options to turn to when taxes are hiked, re... Read More about Fixed Cigarette Taxes Leave Smokers Less Wiggle Room
Women who believe smoking helps them manage their weight are less likely to try quitting in response to anti-smoking policies than other female smokers in the U.S.
The study, published online in the journal Tobacco Control, is the first to find that smokers who are concerned about their weight are less swayed by anti-smoking policies  â€... Read More about Women Smokers Concerned about Weight Are Less Likely to Try to Quit
Tobacconomics director Dr. Frank J. Chaloupka will be representing our work in the following sessions at the 16th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from March 17–21. (Click on the session title for more details.)
Tuesday, 17 March, 14:00–18:00 - Session 00378
#13. Tobacco Taxes (worksho... Read More about Tobacconomics at WCTOH 2015
Presentations at Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco Annual MeetingFebruary 25–28, 2015 | Philadelphia, PA
"50 state law approaches to reducing cigarette tax avoidance and taxing OTPs, 2005–2014." Gourdet C, DeLong H, Goodman C, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ.
Thursday, February 26, 1:00 p.m. — Podium Se... Read More about Come See Us at SRNT 2015
Booming e-cigarette Market in Need of Greater Oversight, Studies Say, Washington Post, Brady Dennis, June 17, 2014
The electronic cigarette market is booming both online and in brick-and-mortar retail outlets in ways hardly imaginable half a decade ago, and the growth continues to be largely unregulated.
10 New E-Cig Brands Hit the... Read More about Read about Our Latest Research in the News
New research from our team helps make the case for stronger regulation of e-cigarettes and identifies policy solutions for reducing consumption and better protecting kids. Our latest studies, published in Tobacco Control on June 16, look at how states are regulating e-cigarettes, track the dramatic increase in the number of U.S. retailers... Read More about Infographic: E-Cigs Flood U.S. Market, Giving Kids Easy Access
New research suggests policy change and pricing strategies to reduce e-cigarette use and protect kids
Nearly one-third of convenience stores, pharmacies, supercenters, and other retailers located near schools nationwide sell e-cigarettes, according to research published today in a special issue of Tobacco Control. In the absence of federa... Read More about Largely Unregulated, E-Cigs Flood U.S. Retail Market and Are Easily Available to Kids
