Economics for Health (formerly Tobacconomics)
@econforhealth.bsky.social
We are a research team committed to supporting policies that strengthen public health & economic wellbeing around the world. Home at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. PI: Jeffrey Drope
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We are a research team committed to supporting policies that strengthen public health & economic wellbeing around the world. Home at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. PI: Jeffrey Drope
www.economicsforhealth.org
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We are excited to continue to push for stronger #tobacco tax policies to improve public health & raise tax revenues in the region!
Thank you to all of the participants for your engagement & commitment to the cause 👏
Thank you to all of the participants for your engagement & commitment to the cause 👏
Recently, @econforhealth.bsky.social & Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez organized a meeting in Panama w/ our #LatinAmerican partners 🌎
Alongside #tobaccocontrol colleagues from more than 🔟 countries, we discussed progress on #research, challenges we faced, & opportunities to collaborate in our work.
Alongside #tobaccocontrol colleagues from more than 🔟 countries, we discussed progress on #research, challenges we faced, & opportunities to collaborate in our work.
Research: Illicit Tobacco Trade in the Philippines: Findings from Sari-Sari Store Surveys and Empty Pack Audits
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#Policymakers can strengthen border controls & regulations in areas w/ larger illicit markets to reduce illicit trade, while continuing to raise #tobacco taxes to reduce consumption 📉
Learn more about the policy implications in our 🆕 #report 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/ill...
Learn more about the policy implications in our 🆕 #report 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/ill...
In the #Philippines🇵🇭, illicit #tobacco trade is driven by gaps in enforcement, not tobacco taxes 🔎
AER & @econforhealth.bsky.social estimates of illicit trade in 8️⃣ cities show large variation, w/ higher levels in port cities w/ free trade like General Santos and Zamboanga 🌏
AER & @econforhealth.bsky.social estimates of illicit trade in 8️⃣ cities show large variation, w/ higher levels in port cities w/ free trade like General Santos and Zamboanga 🌏
Institutional shift: setting the stage for optimal tobacco tax policy
The recent establishment of the Tax Policy Office (TPO)—separating the critical function of tax policy design from...
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The newly operational Tax Policy Office in #Pakistan🇵🇰 provides opportunity to align #tobacco taxes w/ both fiscal & #publichealth goals 📈
An #oped from Social Policy and Development Centre examines implications of the institutional shift on #tobaccocontrol aims 👇
www.brecorder.com/news/4039090...
An #oped from Social Policy and Development Centre examines implications of the institutional shift on #tobaccocontrol aims 👇
www.brecorder.com/news/4039090...
Research: Impact of the Revision of the European Union Tobacco Tax Directive: The Adjustment of Minimum Excises by Differences in the Cost of Living
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[cont...] In this scenario, most #EU Member States would not need to reach the proposed nominal minimum of €215 per 1,000 cigarettes, while some would have to reach above 📊
Learn more about the implications for #policymakers 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/imp...
Learn more about the implications for #policymakers 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/imp...
In the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺, adjusting the minimum #cigarette tax by cost of living would ensure a comparable tax burden across countries 🔎
A 🆕 #policy brief from UPCT suggests:
- a fixed rate for 2/3 of the minimum #excise rate &
- an adjustment by living standards for 1/3 of the minimum rate.
A 🆕 #policy brief from UPCT suggests:
- a fixed rate for 2/3 of the minimum #excise rate &
- an adjustment by living standards for 1/3 of the minimum rate.
... and check out the #presentation slides from @econforhealth.bsky.social's director 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/the...
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/the...
Our 🆕 #policy note on the principles of #alcohol taxation is live 🎉
Together w/ #RESETAlcohol, we determined 6️⃣ key principles to ensure that alcohol #taxes are effective in improving population health & raising gov't revenues 📈
Learn more 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/the...
Together w/ #RESETAlcohol, we determined 6️⃣ key principles to ensure that alcohol #taxes are effective in improving population health & raising gov't revenues 📈
Learn more 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/the...
📢 Next week, Action for Economic Reforms will be releasing a co-produced report on illicit #tobacco trade in the #Philippines 🇵🇭
Learn about the findings from 8️⃣ cities & implications for #policymakers, happening:
🗓️ November 10th, 9pm ET
📹 on AER's Facebook page
www.facebook.com/aer.ph
Learn about the findings from 8️⃣ cities & implications for #policymakers, happening:
🗓️ November 10th, 9pm ET
📹 on AER's Facebook page
www.facebook.com/aer.ph
You are invited to our #webinar on 6️⃣ key principles of alcohol #taxation 🎉
Join us at 10am ET on November 10th for the launch of a 🆕 policy note from #RESETAlcohol on designing alcohol taxes to save lives!
Hear from a global panel 👇
vitalstrategies.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Join us at 10am ET on November 10th for the launch of a 🆕 policy note from #RESETAlcohol on designing alcohol taxes to save lives!
Hear from a global panel 👇
vitalstrategies.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@vitalstrategies.org
Learn more in the 🆕 technical note, available in #English 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/tec...
... and #Portuguese 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/por...
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/tec...
... and #Portuguese 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/por...
Congratulations to ARK Foundation on a 🆕 #publication 🎉
In #Bangladesh 🇧🇩, the tax structure incentivizes low-price #cigarettes, reducing gov't revenue BDT 22.1B 📉
Learn about potential gains of raising the minimum price & tax rates for the low tier👇
www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Expansion-of...
In #Bangladesh 🇧🇩, the tax structure incentivizes low-price #cigarettes, reducing gov't revenue BDT 22.1B 📉
Learn about potential gains of raising the minimum price & tax rates for the low tier👇
www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Expansion-of...
Last week, @econforhealth.bsky.social hosted a #Asia & #EasternMediterranean meeting in #SriLanka 🇱🇰
We discussed progress & challenges on #tobacco tax policies in 9️⃣ countries. This cross-border knowledge-sharing is crucial for a policy impact 🌏
Thank you to the participants for joining!
We discussed progress & challenges on #tobacco tax policies in 9️⃣ countries. This cross-border knowledge-sharing is crucial for a policy impact 🌏
Thank you to the participants for joining!
The 2019 economic crisis in #Lebanon🇱🇧 devalued currency, yet did not significantly reduce #smoking 🔎
🆕 survey from AUB found:
-66% were regular #smokers in 2024
-61% of smokers consumed a cheap local brand in 2024, up from 32% pre-2019
Learn more 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/tob...
🆕 survey from AUB found:
-66% were regular #smokers in 2024
-61% of smokers consumed a cheap local brand in 2024, up from 32% pre-2019
Learn more 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/tob...
Tobacco Tax Increases Around the World– Summer 2025 Update
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In a 🆕 blog, @econforhealth.bsky.social looks back at #tobacco tax increases around the 🌍 in summer '25.
14 countries in 5️⃣ regions took steps towards improving tobacco taxes, but most do not align w/ best practices 🔎
Read about progress & opportunities👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/blog/tobacco...
14 countries in 5️⃣ regions took steps towards improving tobacco taxes, but most do not align w/ best practices 🔎
Read about progress & opportunities👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/blog/tobacco...
Research: [SPANISH] El Aumento a los Impuestos al Tabaco: Una Herramienta Para Recuperar los Costos Sociales del Consumo de Tabaco en Ecuador
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[SPANISH]... y recuperar $209,54M para la economía en 5 años 📈
Conoce más en esta 🆕 #nota de política👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/spa...
& revisa la herramienta CoRRE elaborada por @americancancersoc.bsky.social, @vitalstrategies.org, y @econforhealth.bsky.social👇
tobaccoatlas.org/corre/
Conoce más en esta 🆕 #nota de política👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/spa...
& revisa la herramienta CoRRE elaborada por @americancancersoc.bsky.social, @vitalstrategies.org, y @econforhealth.bsky.social👇
tobaccoatlas.org/corre/
[SPANISH] En #Ecuador 🇪🇨, el costo económico anual por el consumo de #tabaco es $355,89M 🔎
Aumentar el precio de una cajetilla de #cigarrillos de $6,20 a $9,50 generaría:
-⬇️ una reducción en la prevalencia de consume a 7,6%,
-⬆️ un aumento en los ingresos fiscales en $42,5M...
Aumentar el precio de una cajetilla de #cigarrillos de $6,20 a $9,50 generaría:
-⬇️ una reducción en la prevalencia de consume a 7,6%,
-⬆️ un aumento en los ingresos fiscales en $42,5M...
En #México 🇲🇽, ⬆️ un impuesto específico de 3 pesos/cigarro:
-⬇️ el consumo hasta 44%,
-aumentaría la recaudación hasta 78 mil millones de pesos, y
-se alinearía con el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2025-2030 📈
Descubre más en nuestra nota con PAHO @who.int 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/spa...
-⬇️ el consumo hasta 44%,
-aumentaría la recaudación hasta 78 mil millones de pesos, y
-se alinearía con el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2025-2030 📈
Descubre más en nuestra nota con PAHO @who.int 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/spa...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IGTC Innovations Lecture: Jeffrey Drope, PhD. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Hosted by the Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), the monthly Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture series welcomes key researchers and experts to share ideas, present their work, and spark ...
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Join @econforhealth.bsky.social's director, Dr. Jeffrey Drope for a presentation on health taxes, part of the
@igtc-hopkins.bsky.social Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture Series 📚
📅 Wednesday, September 17
🕛 12:30 ET
Register here 👇
jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@igtc-hopkins.bsky.social Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture Series 📚
📅 Wednesday, September 17
🕛 12:30 ET
Register here 👇
jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
In #Pakistan 🇵🇰, our updated evidence matrix includes 9️⃣7️⃣ studies on #tobacco taxes & tobacco control from 2006-2025 📚
The matrix includes #research methods, results, & key messages from our local partners & researchers.
Learn about the existing literature👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/evi...
The matrix includes #research methods, results, & key messages from our local partners & researchers.
Learn about the existing literature👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/evi...
[SPANISH] En #México 🇲🇽, aumentar el componente específico de los #impuestos a los cigarros a 3 pesos/cigarro:
- ⬇️ reduciría el consumo 52% y
- ⬆️ aumentaría los ingresos a 67,800 millones de pesos, con 44% de la nueva incidencia fiscal cayendo sobre los consumidores de altos ingresos.
- ⬇️ reduciría el consumo 52% y
- ⬆️ aumentaría los ingresos a 67,800 millones de pesos, con 44% de la nueva incidencia fiscal cayendo sobre los consumidores de altos ingresos.
We are excited to share our 🆕 #Philippines🇵🇭 evidence matrix!
We compiled 3️⃣2️⃣ studies:
-modeling #tobacco tax increases,
-assessing cessation strategies,
-analyzing use of #ecigarettes & HTPs,
and more 🔎
Learn about the findings from 2012-2024 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/evi...
We compiled 3️⃣2️⃣ studies:
-modeling #tobacco tax increases,
-assessing cessation strategies,
-analyzing use of #ecigarettes & HTPs,
and more 🔎
Learn about the findings from 2012-2024 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/evi...
Health taxes can help address Africa’s public health and fiscal crises
An oft-heard criticism against increasing health taxes is that they are regressive. There is no evidence for this
www.businesslive.co.za
Gov'ts in #Africa 🌍 can use #tobacco, alcohol, & SSB taxes when facing #publichealth & fiscal challenges to:
-⬇️ consumption & disease burden
-⬆️ revenue to fill budget gaps 🔎
Read the 🆕 REEP, @vitalstrategies.org, & @econforhealth.bsky.social op-ed 👇
www.businesslive.co.za/amp/bd/opini...
-⬇️ consumption & disease burden
-⬆️ revenue to fill budget gaps 🔎
Read the 🆕 REEP, @vitalstrategies.org, & @econforhealth.bsky.social op-ed 👇
www.businesslive.co.za/amp/bd/opini...
In #Egypt🇪🇬, 16% of packs in a littered #cigarette pack collection were illicit 🔎
AASTMT found that:
-44 of 69 illicit brands were missing a health warning,
-all illicit brands were missing a tax stamp, while
-all licit brands complied 📈
Lean more👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/com...
AASTMT found that:
-44 of 69 illicit brands were missing a health warning,
-all illicit brands were missing a tax stamp, while
-all licit brands complied 📈
Lean more👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/com...
Global cigarette market: trends in sales, pricing and estimates of price elasticity across WHO regions (2008–2022)
Objectives To assess trends in cigarette sales and prices and estimate price elasticity of demand for cigarettes in the WHO regions.
Methods Cigarette sales data (2008–2022) for 98 countries (88.7% o...
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
[cont...] #Researchers estimate that raising cigarette prices 1️⃣0️⃣% would ⬇️ demand 4.4% globally, including:
- 9% in the #Americas,
- 5% in the Western Pacific & #Europe, &
- 3% in the Eastern Mediterranean 📉
Learn about the findings in @bmj.com Tobacco Control👇 tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
- 9% in the #Americas,
- 5% in the Western Pacific & #Europe, &
- 3% in the Eastern Mediterranean 📉
Learn about the findings in @bmj.com Tobacco Control👇 tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
📢#Cigarette stick sales ⬇️ 11.6% from 2008-22, but progress varied greatly b/w regions 🌎
A 🆕 publication from CDC Foundation & @econforhealth.bsky.social finds:
- large ⬇️ in cigarette sales in #Americas & #Europe, but
- an ⬆️ in #EMRO & #Africa, where prices did not increase significantly 📊
A 🆕 publication from CDC Foundation & @econforhealth.bsky.social finds:
- large ⬇️ in cigarette sales in #Americas & #Europe, but
- an ⬆️ in #EMRO & #Africa, where prices did not increase significantly 📊
Cross-price elasticity between licit and illicit cigarette consumption in Brazil
This paper estimates own- and cross-price elasticities of cigarette consumption in licit and illicit markets. Using propensity score matching (PSM), we pair comparable licit- and illicit-cigarette ...
www.tandfonline.com
Check out our #blog on the topic 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/blog/do-ciga...
& learn more in the Journal of Applied #Economics 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.economicsforhealth.org/blog/do-ciga...
& learn more in the Journal of Applied #Economics 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....