Research Alert (September 2020)
The Impact of Tobacco Use on Household Consumption Patterns in Pakistan This Report is written by the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) in Pakistan. The Report estimates the impact that tobacco use has on household spending in Pakistan, complementing previous research on the crowding out effect of tobacco in low- and middle- in... Read More
Webinar Invitation: Tobacconomics and SPDC
You're Invited! SPDC and Tobacconomics will be co-hosting a research webinar based on their recent research: Quantifying the Potential Tax Base of the Cigarette Industry in Pakistan Date: Jun 2, 2020Tim: 9:00 AM EDT/ 1:00 PM UTC/ 6 PM PKT Regis... Read More
Quarterly Update (May 2020)
Featured Research Think Tank Partner Research: This Report is written by Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD) in Mexico. The Report estimates the impact of raising the specific... Read More
Season's Greetings from Tobacconomics, 2019!
Season's Greetings It's been a great year for Tobacconomics! Producing and disseminating research across the globe and building new partnerships, 2019 was a full year. We'd like to say THANK YOU to our partners and research collaborators for helping make it all possible. Check out some of our work below! Featured Research Think Tank... Read More
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
Quarterly Update (October 2019)
Featured Research Think Tank Partner Research: Prepared by the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), in Dhaka, Bangladesh, this brief discusses the role of tobacco tax structures in reducing tob... Read More
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 MorePodcast: Dr. Frank Chaloupka on the Economics of Tobacco Taxes
This is an episode in the series, 'Upstream Public Health,' from the Thinking Upstream podcast. In this episode, Frank Chaloupka discusses the economics of tobacco taxes. Listen to the entire podcast here. Read More