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Economics publications

Latest publications

• Systematic review of the link between tobacco and poverty
  This study explores the link between tobacco use and poverty, as well as the broader relationship between income, tobacco use, and tobacco-related health consequences, using a meta-analysis of existing research literature.

• WHO technical manual on tobacco tax administration
  This technical manual aims to help governments improve health and increase revenues by identifying a set of “best practices” for tobacco taxation.

2010

• Papers on tobacco taxation
  Published by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

2008

• Tobacco and poverty in the Philippines
  Published by the World Health Organization

2006

• Economics of tobacco control in the countries of MERCOSUR and associate countries
  Published by the WHO Regional Office for the Americas

2005

• Impact of tobacco-related illnesses in Bangladesh
  Published by the WHO Office in Dhaka, Bangladesh

2004

• The Millennium development goals and tobacco control
  Published by the World Health Organization

2003

• Development assistance committee (DAC) guidelines and reference series - poverty and health
  Published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and WHO.

2001

• Economics, social and health issues in tobacco control
  Report of a WHO international meeting Kobe, Japan, 3-4 December 2001
• Confronting the tobacco epidemic in an era of trade liberalization
  Published by the World Health Organization

1999

• Curbing the epidemic: governments and the economics of tobacco control
  The World Bank report
• Confronting the epidemic: a global agenda for tobacco control research
  Published by the Research for International Tobacco Control and the World Health Organization