Partnering with economic and fiscal policy think-tanks in producing research to inform tobacco taxation policies
Objective This session will highlight the importance of evidence-based policy-making by presenting a case of partnering with economic think-tanks in the SEE region to build their capacity to conduct economic research on the impacts of tobacco taxation and inform tobacco taxation policies through...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Tobacco Prevention and Cessation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/,105216,0,2.html |
| Summary: | Objective
This session will highlight the importance of evidence-based policy-making by presenting a case of partnering with economic think-tanks in the SEE region to build their capacity to conduct economic research on the impacts of tobacco taxation and inform tobacco taxation policies through policy-dialogue. In addition to presenting a summary of global economic research and empirical evidence on tobacco taxation in low- and middle-income countries, this session will showcase the think-tank capacity building project by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Finally, this session will showcase the economic research conducted by UIC’s partner network of seven SEE countries. |
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| ISSN: | 2459-3087 |