New Evidence on E-Cigarette Taxes Highlights Competing Benefits and Pitfalls

July 11th, 2023 - Lucas Miller

Cigarette use in the United States has been on a consistent downward trend in recent decades, dropping from 20.9% to 12.5% between 2005 and 2020. However, the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) has counteracted this reduction in tobacco ... More »

Up in Smoke: How Cigarette Taxes Affect Public Assistance Enrollment

January 10th, 2018 - Colin Sylvester

Policymakers use tax penalties and incentives as a mechanism to modify the public’s behavior. Cigarette taxes are one of the most obvious examples of such a policy. As a matter of public health, society would be better off if fewer people smoked cigarettes—rai... More »

To Smoke or Not to Smoke: Evidence on the ineffectiveness of warning labels

November 13th, 2014 - Susan Mallaney

Cigarette package warning labels might not make a difference, as researchers find smokers do not make decisions based on their existence. More »

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New Evidence on E-Cigarette Taxes Highlights Competing Benefits and Pitfalls

Up in Smoke: How Cigarette Taxes Affect Public Assistance Enrollment

To Smoke or Not to Smoke: Evidence on the ineffectiveness of warning labels