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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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[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 👇

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Research: Impact of the Revision of the European Union Tobacco Tax Directive: The Adjustment of Minimum Excises by Differences in the Cost of Living
www.economicsforhealth.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Learn more in the 🆕 technical note, available in #English 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/tec...

... and #Portuguese 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/por...
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
[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/
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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October 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
[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...
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
August 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM