FDA outlines plan to regulate e-cigarettes (Washington Post)
The Food and Drug Administration will for the first time regulate the booming market of electronic cigarettes under terms of a proposal to be released today. The move would begin to place restrictions on e-cigarettes, a nearly $2 billion industry that for years has operated ou... Read More about News Alert: FDA Moves to Begin E-Cigarette Regulation
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Did you know that the public plays a vital role in ensuring that tobacco products stay out of the hands of kids?
Every day in the U.S. more than 3,200 youth under... Read More about FDA Consumer Report - Helping to End Youth Access to Tobacco Products
FDA outlines plan to regulate e-cigarettes (Washington Post)
The Food and Drug Administration will for the first time regulate the booming market of electronic cigarettes under terms of a proposal to be released today. The move would begin to place restrictions on e-cigarettes, a nearly $2 billion industry that for years has operated ou... Read More about News Alert: FDA Moves to Begin E-Cigarette Regulation
The economics of tobacco control policy in the news.
Los Angeles approves sweeping e-cigarette restrictions, Los Angeles Times, David Zahniser, 3/4/2014
E-Cigarettes, by Other Names, Lure Young and Worry Experts, New York Times, Matt Richtel, 3/4/2014
E-Cigarette Critics Worry New Ads Will Make 'Vaping' Cool For Kids, NPR, Debbie Elli... Read More about What We’re Reading
Our team has been conducting research on the economics of tobacco control policy for nearly thirty years. Over that time, we’ve published in numerous journals and presented at meetings across the globe. However, we’ve noticed that there isn’t one central place where researchers, advocates, policy makers, and others can go to find th... Read More about Welcome to Tobacconomics
In March, the Tobacco Control journal released a supplement on the economics of tobacco control. The original articles cover topics including cigarette tax avoidance, graphic warning labels, and trends in tobacco use. Explore the full supplement:
Introduction
The economics of tobacco control: evidence from the International Tobacco Contr... Read More about New on Tobacconomics
A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago found that in the first 60 days following a 2009 federal tobacco tax, at least 220,000 young people were prevented from using tobacco. The research, which was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Na... Read More about Frank Chaloupka Q&A: Study Shows 2009 Federal Tobacco Tax Helped Cut Youth Smoking
