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Tax, price and cigarette smoking: evidence from the tobacco documents and implications for tobacco company marketing strategiesF J Chaloupka
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607 7121, USA
Tob Control 11:I62-72. 2002....
Tobacco taxes as a tobacco control strategyFrank J Chaloupka
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Tob Control 21:172-80. 2012..Increases in tobacco taxes are widely regarded as a highly effective strategy for reducing tobacco use and its consequences...
Sex and race differences in young people's responsiveness to price and tobacco control policiesF J Chaloupka
Economics Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Tob Control 8:373-7. 1999....
Bridging the Gap: research informing practice and policy for healthy youth behaviorFrank J Chaloupka
Department of Economics and Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S147-61. 2007..Eleven papers resulting from BTG's obesity-related research are contained in this supplement, along with two papers describing the National Cancer Institute-supported efforts to track relevant state policies...
Price, availability, and youth obesity: evidence from Bridging the GapFrank J Chaloupka
Department of Economics and Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 West Roosevelt Blvd, Room 558, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A93. 2009..They also have found that healthier environments are associated with more fruit and vegetable consumption, more physical activity, lower body mass index, and reduced likelihood of obesity among youth...
Contextual factors and youth tobacco use: policy linkagesFrank J Chaloupka
Health, Research and Policy Centers m c 275, University of Illinois at Chicago, 850 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Addiction 98:147-9. 2003..Particular emphasis is given to the direct effects of prices and policies on youth smoking, and to the indirect effects of these factors as they work through the other contextual factors...
Public policy versus individual rights and responsibility: an economist's perspectiveFrank J Chaloupka
University of Illinois, 444 Westside Research Office Bldg, 1747 West Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 8:A100. 2011..If effective public policies for reducing obesity and its consequences are to be developed and implemented, individual rights and government interests must be balanced...
Macro-social influences: the effects of prices and tobacco-control policies on the demand for tobacco productsF J Chaloupka
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago 60607 7121, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 1:S105-9. 1999..The paper concludes with a discussion of areas where transdisciplinary collaborations and research could be particularly useful in improving our understanding of the impact of macro-social influences on tobacco use...
International issues in the supply of tobacco: recent changes and implications for alcoholF J Chaloupka
Department of Economics m c 144, University of Illinois at Chicago, 601 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607 7121, USA
Addiction 95:S477-89. 2000....
Assessing the potential effectiveness of food and beverage taxes and subsidies for improving public health: a systematic review of prices, demand and body weight outcomesL M Powell
Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Obes Rev 14:110-28. 2013..Pricing instruments should continue to be considered and evaluated as potential policy instruments to address public health risks...
Access to fast food and food prices: relationship with fruit and vegetable consumption and overweight among adolescentsLisa M Powell
Department of Economics, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Adv Health Econ Health Serv Res 17:23-48. 2007....
Effect of restrictions on smoking at home, at school, and in public places on teenage smoking: cross sectional studyM A Wakefield
Health Research and Policy Centers, University of Illinois at Chicago, 850 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
BMJ 321:333-7. 2000..To determine the relation between extent of restrictions on smoking at home, at school, and in public places and smoking uptake and smoking prevalence among school students...
Menthol and non-menthol smoking: the impact of prices and smoke-free air lawsJohn A Tauras
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607 7121, USA
Addiction 105:115-23. 2010..To examine the relationship between menthol and non-menthol prices and smoke-free air laws and the choice between menthol and non-menthol cigarettes among current smokers...
The availability of local-area commercial physical activity-related facilities and physical activity among adolescentsLisa M Powell
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S292-300. 2007..A significant number of American youth do not participate in sufficient levels of physical activity...
Public health obesity-related TV advertising: lessons learned from tobaccoSherry L Emery
Health Policy Center, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S257-63. 2007....
Adolescent exposure to food advertising on televisionLisa M Powell
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60305, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S251-6. 2007..Television viewing is hypothesized to contribute to obesity among children and adolescents through several mechanisms that include the displacement of physical activity, snacking while watching TV, and the influence of food advertising...
Missed opportunities: local health departments as providers of obesity prevention programs for adolescentsSandy J Slater
University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Health Research and Policy, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S246-50. 2007..This study examined the availability of local health department programs related to youth healthy eating, obesity control, and physical activity...
The availability of fast-food and full-service restaurants in the United States: associations with neighborhood characteristicsLisa M Powell
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60305, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S240-5. 2007..Parallel to the rising obesity epidemic, food consumption patterns and household expenditures show a marked upward trend in total energy intake derived from away-from-home sources...
Nutritional content of television food advertisements seen by children and adolescents in the United StatesLisa M Powell
University of Illinois, Institute for Health Research and Policy, 1747 W Roosevelt Rd, Room 558, MC 275, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Pediatrics 120:576-83. 2007..In light of the high rates of child and adolescent obesity, we examined the nutritional content of food advertising seen by American children and adolescents...
Associations between access to food stores and adolescent body mass indexLisa M Powell
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60305, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S301-7. 2007..Environmental factors such as the availability of local-area food stores may be important contributors to the increasing rate of obesity among U.S. adolescents...
State sales tax rates for soft drinks and snacks sold through grocery stores and vending machines, 2007Jamie F Chriqui
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
J Public Health Policy 29:226-49. 2008..Similar tax schemes in other countries and the potential implications of these findings relative to the relationship between price and consumption are discussed...
Food prices and obesity: evidence and policy implications for taxes and subsidiesLisa M Powell
Institute for Health Research and Policy and Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 West Roosevelt, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Milbank Q 87:229-57. 2009....
Associations between state-level soda taxes and adolescent body mass indexLisa M Powell
Department of Economics and Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:S57-63. 2009..Soft drink consumption has been linked with higher energy intake, obesity, and poorer health. Fiscal pricing policies such as soda taxes may lower soda consumption and, in turn, reduce weight among U.S. adolescents...
Transparency and oversight in local wellness policiesJamie F Chriqui
Bridging the Gap Program and Health Policy Center, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W Roosevelt Rd, M C 275, Room 558, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
J Sch Health 81:114-21. 2011....
Economic contextual factors, food consumption, and obesity among U.S. adolescentsLisa M Powell
Department of Economics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
J Nutr 140:1175-80. 2010....
Trends in exposure to television food advertisements among children and adolescents in the United StatesLisa M Powell
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W Roosevelt Ave, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:794-802. 2010..To examine the trends in food advertising seen by American children and adolescents...
The association between community physical activity settings and youth physical activity, obesity, and body mass indexSandy J Slater
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Adolesc Health 47:496-503. 2010....
Wide availability of high-calorie beverages in US elementary schoolsLindsey Turner
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:223-8. 2011..To examine the availability of beverages for sale in elementary schools...
Exposure to food advertising on television among US childrenLisa M Powell
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W Roosevelt Ave, Room 558, Mail Code 275, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:553-60. 2007..To examine exposure to food advertising on television (TV) among children aged 2 through 11 years...
The impact of retail cigarette marketing practices on youth smoking uptakeSandy J Slater
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago 60608, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:440-5. 2007..To examine the differential associations of cigarette retail marketing practices on youth smoking uptake...
The demand for nicotine replacement therapiesJohn A Tauras
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago IL 60607 7121, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 5:237-43. 2003..46, respectively. The average cross-price elasticity of demand, which measures the responsiveness of consumer demand for NRT products to changes in the price of cigarettes, for Nicoderm CQ and Nicorette, is 0.772 and 0.764, respectively...
The effect of cigarette prices on youth smokingHana Ross
School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Health Econ 12:217-30. 2003..There is also some evidence of negative price effect on smoking intensity, but it is sensitive to the price measure used in the model. The largest impact on cigarette demand has the teen-specific, perceived price of cigarettes...
Televised state-sponsored antitobacco advertising and youth smoking beliefs and behavior in the United States, 1999-2000Sherry Emery
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago 60608 1264, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:639-45. 2005..Recent state budget crises have dramatically reduced funding for state-sponsored antitobacco media campaigns. If campaigns are associated with reduced smoking, such cuts could result in long-term increases in state health care costs...
Differential effects of cigarette price on youth smoking intensityLan Liang
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 601 South Morgan, UH 2105, M C 144, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 4:109-14. 2002..Data from the 1992, 1993, and 1994 Monitoring the Future Surveys were used to investigate the differential effects of cigarette price on the intensity of youth cigarette smoking...
Food store availability and neighborhood characteristics in the United StatesLisa M Powell
Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Prev Med 44:189-95. 2007..This study provides a multivariate analysis of the availability of food store outlets in the US and associations with neighborhood characteristics on race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES)...
Availability of physical activity-related facilities and neighborhood demographic and socioeconomic characteristics: a national studyLisa M Powell
Department of Economics and the Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago 60608, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1676-80. 2006..We examined associations between neighborhood demographic characteristics and the availability of commercial physical activity-related outlets by zip code across the United States...
State tobacco control spending and youth smokingJohn A Tauras
Department of Economics m c 144, University of Illinois at Chicago, 601 South Morgan, Chicago, IL 60607 7121, USA
Am J Public Health 95:338-44. 2005..We examined the relationship between state-level tobacco control expenditures and youth smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption...
The impact of advertising on nicotine replacement therapy demandJohn A Tauras
Department of Economics m c 144, University of Illinois at Chicago and NBER, 601 S Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607 7121, USA
Soc Sci Med 60:2351-8. 2005....
State variation in retail promotions and advertising for Marlboro cigarettesS Slater
Health Research and Policy Centers, University of Illinois at Chicago, 850 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Tob Control 10:337-9. 2001..There is some evidence that tobacco companies marketing efforts undermine the effects of comprehensive tobacco control programmes...
The effects of price on alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problemsFrank J Chaloupka
Department of Economics, Health Research and Policy Centers, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Alcohol Res Health 26:22-34. 2002....
Working to make an image: an analysis of three Philip Morris corporate image media campaignsGlen Szczypka
The Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
Tob Control 16:344-50. 2007..To describe the nature and timing of, and population exposure to, Philip Morris USA's three explicit corporate image television advertising campaigns and explore the motivations behind each campaign...
Tobacco industry marketing at point of purchase after the 1998 MSA billboard advertising banMelanie A Wakefield
Center for Behavioral Research in Cancer, Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Am J Public Health 92:937-40. 2002
Global and regional estimates of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of price increases and other tobacco control policiesM Kent Ranson
Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Nicotine Tob Res 4:311-9. 2002..Our estimates are subject to considerable variation in actual settings; thus, local cost-effectiveness studies are required to guide local policy...
Illegal drug use and public policyMichael Grossman
City University of New York Graduate Center, Health Economics Program, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 21:134-45. 2002..In this paper we summarize theoretical and empirical evidence suggesting that none of these propositions is correct...
Association of point-of-purchase tobacco advertising and promotions with choice of usual brand among teenage smokersMelanie A Wakefield
Center for Behavioral Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Instiute, The Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Australia
J Health Commun 7:113-21. 2002..Further research is required to confirm and extend these findings...
The impact of tobacco control program expenditures on aggregate cigarette sales: 1981-2000Matthew C Farrelly
RTI, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Health Econ 22:843-59. 2003..Our analyses clearly show that increases in funding for state tobacco control programs reduce tobacco use...
Effects of communities, neighborhoods and stores on retail pricing and promotion of beerEileen M Harwood
Alcohol Epidemiology Program, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA
J Stud Alcohol 64:720-6. 2003..This study examines how communities, neighborhoods and stores influence retail pricing and promotion of beer...
After the Master Settlement Agreement: trends in the American tobacco retail environment from 1999 to 2002Erin Ruel
Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Health Promot Pract 5:99S-110S. 2004..Tobacco promotions in stores increased between 2001 and 2002. Stores in the south and rural areas tended to have the lowest prices and highest prevalence of promotions and advertising, suggesting a need for tobacco control intervention...
Alcohol and marijuana use among college students: economic complements or substitutes?J Williams
Department of Economics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Health Econ 13:825-43. 2004..We find that alcohol and marijuana are economic complements and that policies that increase the full price of alcohol decrease participation in marijuana use...
Explaining recent trends in smoking prevalenceFrank J Chaloupka
Addiction 100:1394-5. 2005
College students' use of cocaineJenny Williams
University of Melbourne
Subst Use Misuse 41:489-509. 2006..No difference is found, however, in the demand for cocaine across gender...
Effect of televised, tobacco company-funded smoking prevention advertising on youth smoking-related beliefs, intentions, and behaviorMelanie Wakefield
Center for Behavioral Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Am J Public Health 96:2154-60. 2006..To relate exposure to televised youth smoking prevention advertising to youths' smoking beliefs, intentions, and behaviors...
State anti-tobacco advertising and smoking outcomes by gender and race/ethnicityYvonne M Terry-McElrath
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 1248, USA
Ethn Health 12:339-62. 2007....
Reducing the burden of smoking world-wide: effectiveness of interventions and their coveragePrabhat Jha
Centre for Global Health Research, St Michael s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
Drug Alcohol Rev 25:597-609. 2006..A description of the types and comprehensiveness of policies currently in place and a discussion of some of the factors correlated with the strength and comprehensive of these policies follows...
Limits of current economic analyses of the demand for illicit drugsJenny Williams
University of Melbourne
Subst Use Misuse 41:607-9. 2006
