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The Tobacconomics Approach to Think Tank Capacity Building: Our Research Process

March 20, 2019 If you are a new reader to this series, we have already released the first two blogs: the ‘what’ and ‘why’, and the ‘who’, ‘where’, and ‘how’ on our approach to think tank capacity building. We discussed our reasoning for capacity building in the first place, what capacities we sought to build, and our scoping process... Read More about The Tobacconomics Approach to Think Tank Capacity Building: Our Research Process

The Tobacconomics Approach to Think Tank Capacity-Building: The ‘Who,’ ‘Where,’ and ‘How’

March 11, 2019 Last week, we released the first blog in this series about Tobacconomics’ approach to think tank capacity-building describing the “why” and the “what.” This week, we will be discussing our scoping process, and how we found the right partners. In other words, the “who” “where” and “how.”  But first, a bit more about... Read More about The Tobacconomics Approach to Think Tank Capacity-Building: The ‘Who,’ ‘Where,’ and ‘How’

Research Makes the Case for Increased Tobacco Taxes in Pakistan and Southeastern Europe

March 07, 2019 New research from Pakistan- and Southeastern Europe-based think tanks find that tobacco taxation increases can reduce tobacco consumption and at the same time increase government revenues in the regions. In Pakistan, research results from the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the Social Policy and Development Centre... Read More about Research Makes the Case for Increased Tobacco Taxes in Pakistan and Southeastern Europe

The Tobacconomics Approach to Think Tank Capacity-Building: The ‘Why' and ‘What’

March 03, 2019 During the month of March, we’ll be sharing a series of blogs to explain the think tank capacity building project: “Accelerating Progress on Tobacco Taxes in Low? and Middle?Income Countries,” which is funded through the Bloomberg Initiative To Reduce Tobacco Use. You can find a summary of the project here on the Tobacconomics websi... Read More about The Tobacconomics Approach to Think Tank Capacity-Building: The ‘Why' and ‘What’

New Collection of Papers Explores the Economics of NCDs

January 31, 2019 A new special collection of PLOS ONE, “Economic Cases for NCD Prevention and Control: A Global Perspective,” edited by Rachel Nugent (RTI International), Muhammad Jami Hussein (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and Tobacconomics Director, Frank Chaloupka, was launched at the annual Prince Mahidol Award Conference in Ban... Read More about New Collection of Papers Explores the Economics of NCDs

UIC Think Tank Partners Make the Case for Returning to a Two-tiered Taxation Structure in Pakistan at the 34th Annual Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists

January 15, 2019 Pakistan’s tobacco tax structure has undergone many changes in the past decade. Prior to 2013, the country had a highly complex three-tier Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes, with specific taxes on lower brands, ad-valorem taxes on premium brands levied as a percentage of retail price, and a combination of the two on medium bra... Read More about UIC Think Tank Partners Make the Case for Returning to a Two-tiered Taxation Structure in Pakistan at the 34th Annual Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists

Southeastern European Think Tanks Present Research at Regional Conference

December 18, 2018 Culminating a year-long investigation of tobacco taxation and its impact on consumer behaviors in the SEE region, Tobacconomics think tank partners in the region from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia met in Belgrade with policy makers and public health advocates from the region to presen... Read More about Southeastern European Think Tanks Present Research at Regional Conference

Southeastern Europe Tobacco Tax Research Consortium Examines Demand for Tobacco Products

October 01, 2018 Last month in Belgrade, Serbia, the Tobacconomics team joined with think tank partners in the region to discuss ongoing research on the impacts of tax and demand for tobacco products. The meeting was hosted by the Institute for Economic Sciences and included consortium members from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Maced... Read More about Southeastern Europe Tobacco Tax Research Consortium Examines Demand for Tobacco Products

Latin America Tobacco Tax Research Network in Full Swing

September 11, 2018 Last week at the Mercosur Parliament in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Tobacconomics team participated in a research review meeting with its Latin America think tank partner network coordinated by the South American Network on Applied Economics (Red Sur). The Tobacco Taxes in Latin America project mobilizes seven Latin American research center... Read More about Latin America Tobacco Tax Research Network in Full Swing

Tobacco Tax Increases Are Needed to Achieve the SDGs

August 10, 2018 Although tobacco taxes may not seem to be the topic du jour in many development policy circles, these taxes, as part of a comprehensive tobacco control package, are helpful in achieving many of the sustainable development goals. A new brief by Tobacconomics Director, Frank Chaloupka, makes the case for increasing tobacco taxes as a way to... Read More about Tobacco Tax Increases Are Needed to Achieve the SDGs