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
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
FDA monitors compliance with federal tobacco laws through surveillance, inspections, and investigations. Help FDA in your community by reporting potential violations of the law.
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
