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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
5. The Role of Repugnance in Markets: How the Jared Fogle Scandal Affected Patronage of Subway
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article The role of repugnance in markets: How the Jared Fogle scandal affected patronage of subway, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2025) (2025)

2022

6. Are Menthol Smokers Different? An Economic Perspective
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Are menthol smokers different? An economic perspective, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2024) (2024)
7. 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)
   See also Journal Article Misinformation, consumer risk perceptions, and markets: The impact of an information shock on vaping and smoking cessation, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2024) (2024)

2021

8. Consumer Responses to Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure of Information: Evidence from Calorie Labeling by Starbucks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

9. E-Cigarettes and Respiratory Disease: A Replication, Extension, and Future Directions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
10. 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)

2015

11. Menthol Cigarette Advertising and Cigarette Demand
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2008

12. 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)

2006

13. 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)
14. 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)
15. 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)
16. 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 (56) (2008)

2005

17. Factors Affecting Consumer Choice and Willingness to Pay for Milk Attributes
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (5)

2000

18. 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)

Journal Articles

2025

1. The role of repugnance in markets: How the Jared Fogle scandal affected patronage of subway
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, 229, (C)
   See also Working Paper The Role of Repugnance in Markets: How the Jared Fogle Scandal Affected Patronage of Subway, NBER Working Papers (2023) (2023)
2. Understanding the Demand‐Side of an Illegal Market: A Case Study of the Prohibition of Menthol Cigarettes
   Health Economics, 2025, 34, (5), 956-971

2024

3. Are menthol smokers different? An economic perspective
   Southern Economic Journal, 2024, 90, (3), 577-611
   See also Working Paper Are Menthol Smokers Different? An Economic Perspective, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
4. Editorial: Outstanding Reviewer Award 2024
   Journal of Consumer Policy, 2024, 47, (2), 197-198
5. Introduction to the Special Section on Tobacco Harm Reduction
   Journal of Consumer Policy, 2024, 47, (4), 465-469
6. Managing a policy paradox? Responses to textual warning labels on E-cigarette advertisements among U.S. national samples of youth overall and adults who smoke or vape
   Social Science & Medicine, 2024, 344, (C)
7. Misinformation, consumer risk perceptions, and markets: The impact of an information shock on vaping and smoking cessation
   Economic Inquiry, 2024, 62, (4), 1652-1678
   See also Working Paper Misinformation, Consumer Risk Perceptions, and Markets: The Impact of an Information Shock on Vaping and Smoking Cessation, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2023

8. Consumer Responses to Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure of Information
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 9, (1), 22 - 46

2022

9. Does industry self‐regulation work to protect consumers? An evaluation of the children's food and beverage advertising initiative
   Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2022, 56, (2), 536-564

2020

10. Consumer Policy in the Age of Covid-19
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2020, 43, (3), 433-435
11. Journal of Consumer Policy’s 40th Anniversary Conference: A Forward Looking Consumer Policy Research Agenda
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2020, 43, (1), 1-9 View citations (2)
12. 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)

2018

13. 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)
14. Gerhard Scherhorn, 21 February 1930–28 February 2018
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2018, 41, (2), 99-101
15. Testing competing explanations for graphic warning label effects among adult smokers and non-smoking youth
    Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 211, (C), 294-303 View citations (4)

2017

16. Celebration of 40 Years of the Journal of Consumer Policy and What the Next 40 Might Look Like
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2017, 40, (3), 235-244
17. Editorial: 40th Anniversary of the Journal of Consumer Policy
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2017, 40, (1), 1-1

2016

18. A welcome to our new Editorial Board
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2016, 39, (1), 1-1
    Also in Journal of Consumer Policy, 2016, 39, (1), 1-1 (2016)

2014

19. Folke Ölander, 21 July 1935–28 December 2013
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2014, 37, (1), 1-3

2013

20. The Journal of Consumer Policy Outstanding Reviewer Award 2013
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2013, 36, (4), 367-368

2011

21. An Editorial and a Welcome: Our New Editorial Board (2011–2015)
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2011, 34, (1), 1-1
22. The Journal of Consumer Policy Outstanding Reviewer Award 2011
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2011, 34, (4), 399-400

2009

23. Note from the Editors
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2009, 32, (1), 1-2
    Also in Journal of Consumer Policy, 2008, 31, (4), 383-384 (2008)
24. The Journal of Consumer Policy Outstanding Reviewer Award
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2009, 32, (3), 201-202

2008

25. 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)
26. Youth smoking, cigarette prices, and anti‐smoking sentiment
    Health Economics, 2008, 17, (6), 733-749 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Youth Smoking, Cigarette Prices, and Anti-Smoking Sentiment, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (8) (2006)

2007

27. 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)
28. 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)
29. 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

30. Electronic Course Evaluations: Does an Online Delivery System Influence Student Evaluations?
    The Journal of Economic Education, 2006, 37, (1), 21-37 View citations (14)
31. Principal Agency Theory and Health Care Utilization
    Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44, (3), 429-441 View citations (1)
32. 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)

2005

33. Editorial and a Farewell
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2005, 28, (4), 381-382

2004

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

2002

35. 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)

2000

36. Racial Difference in the Determinants of Smoking Onset
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2000, 21, (2-3), 311-40 View citations (23)
37. The Impact of Mandatory Disclosure Laws on Product Choices: An Analysis of the Salad Dressing Market
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2000, 43, (2), 651-77 View citations (151)

1998

38. Food Companies Spread Nutrition Information Through Advertising and Labels
    Food Review/ National Food Review, 1998, 21, (2), 6 View citations (2)
39. THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION LABELING AND HEALTH CLAIM REGULATION ON PRODUCT CHOICE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE COOKING OILS MARKET
    Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1998, 27, (2), 10 View citations (14)
    Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1998, 27, (2), 159-168 (1998) View citations (12)

1995

40. Information and Advertising: The Case of Fat Consumption in the United States
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (2), 91-95 View citations (69)

1990

41. Information, Advertising and Health Choices: A Study of the Cereal Market
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1990, 21, (3), 459-480 View citations (112)
42. The Impact and Politics of Entry Regulation on Intrastate Telephone Rates
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1990, 2, (1), 53-68 View citations (2)

1989

43. Education, Variation in Earnings, and Nonmonetary Compensation
    Journal of Human Resources, 1989, 24, (3), 456-468 View citations (13)
44. The Impact of Alternative Forms of State Regulation of AT&T on Direct-Dial, Long-Distance Telephone Rates
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1989, 20, (3), 437-453 View citations (23)

Chapters

2008

1. 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

2005

2. The Changing Relationship between Consumer and Environmental Policy: Analyzing JCP's Quarter Century of Coverage
   Springer View citations (1)
3. The Fires are not out yet: Higher Taxes and Young Adult Smoking
   A chapter in Substance Use: Individual Behaviour, Social Interactions, Markets and Politics, 2005, pp 293-312

Editor

1. Journal of Consumer Policy
   Springer