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Working Papers

2024

1. Consumer Preferences for Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products in Japan: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Just What the Doctor Ordered? The Benefits and Costs of E-Cigarette Regulation in Australia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Understanding the Demand-Side of an Illegal Market: Prohibition of Menthol Cigarettes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

4. Fear or Knowledge The Impact of Graphic Cigarette Warnings on Tobacco Product Choices
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

5. Are Menthol Smokers Different? An Economic Perspective
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
6. Misinformation, Consumer Risk Perceptions, and Markets: The Impact of an Information Shock on Vaping and Smoking Cessation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2021

7. Quantifying Brand Loyalty: Evidence from the Cigarette Market
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Quantifying brand loyalty: Evidence from the cigarette market, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2021) (2021)

2020

8. E-Cigarettes and Respiratory Disease: A Replication, Extension, and Future Directions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. News that Takes Your Breath Away: Risk Perceptions During an Outbreak of Vaping-related Lung Injuries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article News that takes your breath away: risk perceptions during an outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
10. The Economics of Tobacco Regulation: A Comprehensive Review
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The Economics of Tobacco Regulation: A Comprehensive Review, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (9) (2022)

2018

11. Does E-Cigarette Advertising Encourage Adult Smokers to Quit?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Does e-cigarette advertising encourage adult smokers to quit?, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (10) (2019)

2017

12. Mostly Harmless Regulation? Electronic Cigarettes, Public Policy and Consumer Welfare
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Mostly harmless regulation? Electronic cigarettes, public policy, and consumer welfare, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2016

13. Behavioral Welfare Economics and FDA Tobacco Regulations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Chapter Behavioral Welfare Economics and FDA Tobacco Regulations, Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2015

14. Cigarette Taxes and Older Adult Smoking: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
    DETU Working Papers, Department of Economics, Temple University View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Cigarette Taxes and Older Adult Smoking: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
15. Menthol Cigarette Advertising and Cigarette Demand
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
16. Retrospective and Prospective Benefit-Cost Analysis of US Anti-Smoking Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Retrospective and Prospective Benefit-Cost Analyses of U.S. Anti-Smoking Policies 1, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Cambridge University Press (2015) View citations (11) (2015)
17. Synthesizing Econometric Evidence: The Case of Demand Elasticity Estimates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Synthesizing Econometric Evidence: The Case of Demand Elasticity Estimates, Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2014

18. Is Smoking Inferior? Evidence from Variation in the Earned Income Tax Credit
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (51)
    See also Journal Article Is Smoking Inferior?: Evidence from Variation in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2014) View citations (51) (2014)
19. Reservation Prices: An Economic Analysis of Cigarette Purchases on Indian Reservations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Reservation Prices: An Economic Analysis of Cigarette Purchases on Indian Reservations, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2010

20. Excise Tax Avoidance: The Case of State Cigarette Taxes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Excise tax avoidance: The case of state cigarette taxes, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (33) (2013)
21. Who Pays Cigarette Taxes? The Impact of Consumer Price Search
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Who Pays Cigarette Taxes? The Impact of Consumer Price Search, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (41) (2013)

2009

22. Pushing pills to consumers
    Competition & Regulation Times, New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation

2008

23. Cigarette Taxes and the Transition from Youth to Adult Smoking: Smoking Initiation, Cessation, and Participation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (77)
    See also Journal Article Cigarette taxes and the transition from youth to adult smoking: Smoking initiation, cessation, and participation, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (73) (2008)
24. The Power of Persuasion: Can Advertising Help You Quit Smoking?
    Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, The New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation

2006

25. Private Profits and Public Health: Does Advertising Smoking Cessation Products Encourage Smokers to Quit?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Private Profits and Public Health: Does Advertising of Smoking Cessation Products Encourage Smokers to Quit?, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2007) View citations (43) (2007)
26. Regulating Advertisements: The Case of Smoking Cessation Products
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Regulating advertisements: the case of smoking cessation products, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (2007) View citations (8) (2007)
27. The Roles of High School Completion and GED Receipt in Smoking and Obesity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (108)
    See also Journal Article The Roles of High School Completion and GED Receipt in Smoking and Obesity, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (120) (2006)
28. Youth Smoking, Cigarette Prices, and Anti-Smoking Sentiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Youth smoking, cigarette prices, and anti‐smoking sentiment, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2008) View citations (55) (2008)

2002

29. Rational Addiction, Peer Externalities and Long Run Effects of Public Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2000

30. PUTTING OUT THE FIRES: WILL HIGHER TAXES REDUCE YOUTH SMOKING?
    Working Papers, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, Aarhus School of Business - Department of Economics (2000) View citations (14)

1998

31. Are Alcoholics in Bad Jobs?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Are Alcoholics in Bad Jobs?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (12) (1999)

1995

32. A Censored Probit Model of the Demand for Preventive Medical Care
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics
33. Estimating the Effect of Physician Advice on Health Lifestyles: Corecting for Endogeneity in Limited Dependent Variable Models
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics
34. The Effect of Preventive Care on the Demand for Health Services in Developing Countries
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics

1991

35. A Note on the Optimal Amount of Drunk Driving
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics

1990

36. THE IMPACT OF STATE LAWS ON DRINKING AND DRUNK DRIVING
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics View citations (1)

1989

37. SHOULD YOU EAT BREAKFAST? ESTIMATES FROM HEALTH PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article Should you eat breakfast? Estimates from health production functions, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1995) View citations (85) (1995)

1988

38. HEALTH BEHAVIOR, HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, AND SCHOOLING
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics View citations (55)
    See also Journal Article Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, and Schooling, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1991) View citations (392) (1991)
39. THE DEMAND FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICAL CARE
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics View citations (25)

Journal Articles

2022

1. The Economics of Tobacco Regulation: A Comprehensive Review
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2022, 60, (3), 883-970 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper The Economics of Tobacco Regulation: A Comprehensive Review, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (15) (2020)

2021

2. Quantifying brand loyalty: Evidence from the cigarette market
   Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 79, (C)
   See also Working Paper Quantifying Brand Loyalty: Evidence from the Cigarette Market, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2020

3. Mostly harmless regulation? Electronic cigarettes, public policy, and consumer welfare
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (11), 1364-1377 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Mostly Harmless Regulation? Electronic Cigarettes, Public Policy and Consumer Welfare, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
4. News that takes your breath away: risk perceptions during an outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries
   Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2020, 60, (3), 281-307 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper News that Takes Your Breath Away: Risk Perceptions During an Outbreak of Vaping-related Lung Injuries, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (11) (2020)

2019

5. Does e-cigarette advertising encourage adult smokers to quit?
   Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 68, (C) View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Does E-Cigarette Advertising Encourage Adult Smokers to Quit?, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
6. Tradeoffs between resistance to antimicrobials in public health and their use in agriculture: Moving towards sustainability assessment
   Ecological Economics, 2019, 166, (C), - View citations (2)

2018

7. Advertising and Health: A Case Study of Menthol Cigarette Advertising and Cigarette Demand
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 4, (3), 263-286 View citations (2)
   Also in American Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 4, (3), 263-286 (2018) View citations (2)

2017

8. Tobacco Control, Medicaid Coverage, and the Demand for Smoking Cessation Drugs
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 3, (4), 528-549 View citations (3)
   Also in American Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 3, (4), 528-549 (2017) View citations (3)

2016

9. Cigarette Taxes and Older Adult Smoking: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
   Health Economics, 2016, 25, (4), 424-438 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Cigarette Taxes and Older Adult Smoking: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study, DETU Working Papers (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
10. HEALTHY INNOVATION: VAPING, SMOKING, AND PUBLIC POLICY
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (2), 473-479 View citations (4)
11. HEALTHY REGULATION
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (2), 490-492

2015

12. Reservation Prices: An Economic Analysis of Cigarette Purchases on Indian Reservations
    National Tax Journal, 2015, 68, (1), 93-118 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Reservation Prices: An Economic Analysis of Cigarette Purchases on Indian Reservations, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
13. Retrospective and Prospective Benefit-Cost Analyses of U.S. Anti-Smoking Policies 1
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2015, 6, (1), 154-186 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Retrospective and Prospective Benefit-Cost Analysis of US Anti-Smoking Policies, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
14. Synthesizing Econometric Evidence: The Case of Demand Elasticity Estimates
    Risk Analysis, 2015, 35, (6), 1073-1085 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Synthesizing Econometric Evidence: The Case of Demand Elasticity Estimates, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
15. Valuing Regulations Affecting Addictive or Habitual Goods
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2015, 6, (2), 247-280 View citations (11)

2014

16. Is Smoking Inferior?: Evidence from Variation in the Earned Income Tax Credit
    Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49, (4), 1094-1120 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Is Smoking Inferior? Evidence from Variation in the Earned Income Tax Credit, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (51) (2014)

2013

17. Excise tax avoidance: The case of state cigarette taxes
    Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (6), 1130-1141 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Excise Tax Avoidance: The Case of State Cigarette Taxes, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (19) (2010)
18. The Economics of Personalization in Prevention and Public Health
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2013, 16, (2), S53-S71
19. Who Pays Cigarette Taxes? The Impact of Consumer Price Search
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (2), 516-529 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Who Pays Cigarette Taxes? The Impact of Consumer Price Search, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (14) (2010)

2010

20. MONOPOLY® PRICING
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (2), 517-520
21. U.S. Cigarette Demand: 1944-2004
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 21 View citations (10)

2009

22. An analysis of life‐course smoking behavior in China
    Health Economics, 2009, 18, (S2), S147-S156 View citations (15)

2008

23. Care‐giver advice as a preventive measure for drinking during pregnancy: zeros, categorical outcome responses, and endogeneity
    Health Economics, 2008, 17, (1), 41-54 View citations (15)
24. Cigarette taxes and the transition from youth to adult smoking: Smoking initiation, cessation, and participation
    Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (4), 904-917 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Cigarette Taxes and the Transition from Youth to Adult Smoking: Smoking Initiation, Cessation, and Participation, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (77) (2008)
25. Youth smoking, cigarette prices, and anti‐smoking sentiment
    Health Economics, 2008, 17, (6), 733-749 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Youth Smoking, Cigarette Prices, and Anti-Smoking Sentiment, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (8) (2006)

2007

26. Private Profits and Public Health: Does Advertising of Smoking Cessation Products Encourage Smokers to Quit?
    Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, (3), 447-481 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Private Profits and Public Health: Does Advertising Smoking Cessation Products Encourage Smokers to Quit?, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
27. Regulating advertisements: the case of smoking cessation products
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2007, 31, (2), 185-208 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Regulating Advertisements: The Case of Smoking Cessation Products, NBER Working Papers (2006) (2006)
28. Who kicks the habit and how they do it: Socioeconomic differences across methods of quitting smoking in the USA
    Social Science & Medicine, 2007, 64, (12), 2504-2519 View citations (10)

2006

29. The Roles of High School Completion and GED Receipt in Smoking and Obesity
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24, (3), 635-660 View citations (120)
    See also Working Paper The Roles of High School Completion and GED Receipt in Smoking and Obesity, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (108) (2006)
30. WTP- and QALY-Based Approaches to Valuing Health for Policy: Common Ground and Disputed Territory
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2006, 34, (3), 419-437 View citations (8)

2005

31. Are Alcohol Tax Hikes Fully Passed Through to Prices? Evidence from Alaska
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 273-277 View citations (119)

2004

32. Accounting for misclassification error in retrospective smoking data
    Health Economics, 2004, 13, (10), 1031-1044 View citations (27)

2002

33. Putting Out the Fires: Will Higher Taxes Reduce the Onset of Youth Smoking?
    Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (1), 144-169 View citations (148)

2001

34. Deterrence and knowledge of the law: The case of drunk driving
    Applied Economics, 2001, 33, (7), 845-854 View citations (5)
35. The effect of physician advice on alcohol consumption: count regression with an endogenous treatment effect
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2001, 16, (2), 165-184 View citations (41)

2000

36. Racial Difference in the Determinants of Smoking Onset
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2000, 21, (2-3), 311-40 View citations (23)

1999

37. Economic evaluation of nutrition policy: Or, there's no such thing as a free lunch
    Food Policy, 1999, 24, (2-3), 145-162 View citations (7)

1997

38. Letter: Introduction to the special issue on the economics of substance abuse
    Health Economics, 1997, 6, (5), 519-520
39. On valuing morbidity, cost-effectiveness analysis, and being rude
    Journal of Health Economics, 1997, 16, (6), 749-757 View citations (17)

1996

40. New Estimates of the Optimal Tax on Alcohol
    Economic Inquiry, 1996, 34, (2), 296-319 View citations (58)

1995

41. Should you eat breakfast? Estimates from health production functions
    Health Economics, 1995, 4, (1), 15-29 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper SHOULD YOU EAT BREAKFAST? ESTIMATES FROM HEALTH PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS, Working Papers (1989) View citations (42) (1989)

1994

42. Alcohol Consumption and Young Adults' Socioeconomic Status
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1994, 25, (1994 Microeconomics), 119-175 View citations (43)

1993

43. Do drunk drivers pay their way? a note on optimal penalties for drunk driving
    Journal of Health Economics, 1993, 12, (2), 137-149 View citations (17)
44. Drinking, Driving, and Deterrence: The Effectiveness and Social Costs of Alternative Policies
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1993, 36, (2), 877-913 View citations (85)
45. PROHIBITION VERSUS TAXATION: RECONSIDERING THE LEGAL DRINKING AGE
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 1993, 11, (3), 48-57 View citations (8)

1992

46. The determinants of worksite health promotion
    Economics Letters, 1992, 40, (3), 345-351 View citations (8)

1991

47. Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, and Schooling
    Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 99, (2), 287-305 View citations (392)
    See also Working Paper HEALTH BEHAVIOR, HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, AND SCHOOLING, Working Papers (1988) View citations (55) (1988)
48. What you don't know really won't hurt you
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1991, 10, (2), 304-309 View citations (5)

1990

49. Consumer Health Information and the Demand for Medical Care
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (4), 587-95 View citations (71)

Edited books

2008

1. The Economics of Health Behaviours, vol Three volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (2)

1994

2. Valuing Health for Policy
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (117)

Chapters

2022

1. George S. Tolley (1925–2021)
   Springer

2017

2. Behavioral Welfare Economics and FDA Tobacco Regulations
   A chapter in Human Capital and Health Behavior, 2017, vol. 25, pp 143-179 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Behavioral Welfare Economics and FDA Tobacco Regulations, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) (2016)

2012

3. Health Behaviours Among Young People
   Chapter 6 in The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, Second Edition, 2012 View citations (3)
   Also in Chapter 6 in The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, 2006 (2006)

2011

4. health behaviours, economics of
   Palgrave Macmillan

2008

5. Health disparities and direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceutical products
   A chapter in Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health, 2008, pp 71-94

2000

6. Prevention
   Chapter 31 in Handbook of Health Economics, 2000, vol. 1, pp 1675-1720 View citations (2)

1999

7. Are Alcoholics in Bad Jobs?
   A chapter in The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: An Integration of Econometric and Behavioral Economic Research, 1999, pp 251-278 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Are Alcoholics in Bad Jobs?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (8) (1998)