Browsing by Author "Chaloupka, Frank J."

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    State Cigarette Tax Increase Would Cut Smoking Rate and Ease Costs
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Lawson, Anthony H.; Wright, Eric R.; Chaloupka, Frank J.; Christensen, Kari
    This issue brief presents an analysis of the impact of an increase in the state cigarette excise tax. An increase would decrease smoking rates, increase revenue from state cigarette excise taxes, ease healthcare costs, and decrease the rates of premature death and smoking-related disease.
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    Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Public Health
    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009-07) Chaloupka, Frank J.; Powell, Lisa M.; Chriqui, Jamie F.
    Outlines research linking consumption of sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Explores the effectiveness of taxing such beverages to generate revenue, reduce consumption among at-risk groups, and promote public health.