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Interview: Dr. Frank Chaloupka Discusses the Effectiveness of Taxes on Soda, Tobacco, and Alcohol

Knowledgeable Magazine interviewed Dr. Frank Chaloupka for the article "Do Soda Taxes Work?" on October 18, 2019. The article examines taxing harmful products to discourage their consumption. It provides an interesting perspective on the research Dr. Chaloupka and Tobacconomics has done around increasing taxes on products, such as sugar-s... Read More about Interview: Dr. Frank Chaloupka Discusses the Effectiveness of Taxes on Soda, Tobacco, and Alcohol
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Continuing Our Commitment to Partner Capacity Building: Serbia and Indonesia

The Tobacconomics team’s exciting work continued through July and August in Serbia and Indonesia to continue to help build partner capacity in those regions. Earlier this year, in our March blog series, we shared our approach to capacity building, broken down into a series of steps. The first is determining our ‘why&rsqu... Read More about Continuing Our Commitment to Partner Capacity Building: Serbia and Indonesia
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Capacity Building in Action: Highlights from the Tobacconomics Asia Partners’ Meeting

In our March blog series on the Tobacconomics approach to capacity building, we explored how we collaborate with think tanks in low- and middle-income countries. In this blog, we will be sharing one of our recent capacity building experiences—a gathering of our think tank partners from South and Southeast Asia. As we explained in o... Read More about Capacity Building in Action: Highlights from the Tobacconomics Asia Partners’ Meeting
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Tobacconomics Welcomes New Partners, Expands Research With Continuing Partners

Tobacconomics, a grant-funded research initiative of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), welcomes five new research partners to build the evidence base for effective tobacco tax policies in low- and middle-income countries. The new partners include: the Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) in Jak... Read More about Tobacconomics Welcomes New Partners, Expands Research With Continuing Partners

Tobacco Economics Research Run Down at Vietnam Economics Annual Meeting

Some of the best moments of our work are those where we have the opportunity to meet with our partners face-to-face and see them present their research to a broader audience. A few weeks ago at the 11th Vietnam Economists Annual Meeting (VEAM)—hosted by our partner in Vietnam, DEPOCEN—we were able to do just that. The conference was j... Read More about Tobacco Economics Research Run Down at Vietnam Economics Annual Meeting

New Bill in the Philippines Passed to Increase Tobacco Taxes is a True ‘Win-Win’

In 2012, the Philippines enacted one of the most significant tobacco tax reforms in history. The Sin Tax Reform Act (STL) reformed the tobacco excise tax system by replacing its four-tier system of taxation with a uniform specific tax on all cigarette brands of 30 PHP per pack by 2017. This meant that the previous tax rates of 2.72 PHP pe... Read More about New Bill in the Philippines Passed to Increase Tobacco Taxes is a True ‘Win-Win’

Tobacco Taxes for Lung Health!

In an effort to raise awareness about the negative consequences of smoking tobacco products, the World Health Organization (WHO), along with many other global partners, celebrates World No Tobacco Day every year on May 31st. This year, the theme is tobacco and lung health. In today’s blog, we’re expanding the campaign’s primary foc... Read More about Tobacco Taxes for Lung Health!