John A. Tauras
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1998
Phone: (312) 996-2683 Fax: (312) 996-3344
E-Mail:tauras@uic.edu
Homepage:http://web.econ.uic.edu/tauras
Fields of Interest : Health Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics.
Selected Research :
"Peer Effects, Tobacco Control Policies, and Youth Smoking Behavior", (with Lisa Powell and Hana Ross) Journal of Health Economics, Forthcoming, 2005
"An Empirical Analysis of Adult Cigarette Demand", (no-coauthors) Eastern Economic Journal, Forthcoming, 2005.
"Can Public Policy Deter Smoking Escalation Among Young Adults?" (no co-authors), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Forthcoming, 2005.
"The Impact of Nicotine Replacement Therapies on Cigarette Demand" (with Frank Chaloupka), The Journal of Economics and Finance, 28(3): 395-403, 2004.
"The Importance of Peer Effects, Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Control Policies for Youth Smoking Behavior" (with Lisa Powell and Hana Ross), Journal of Health Economics, 24(5): 950-968, 2005.
"Lighting Up and Slimming Down: The Effects of Body Weight and Cigarette Prices on Adolescent Smoking Initiation", (with Sara Markowitz and John Cawley), Journal of Health Economics, 2004, 23(2): 293-311.
"State Tobacco Control Spending and Youth Smoking" (Tauras, et al.) American Journal of Public Health, 95(2): 338-344, 2005
Current Research Interests:
Government regulation of unhealthy behaviors including smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use.
Impact of public policy on adolescent obesity and physical activity.
Other Significant Accomplishments :
Faculty Research Fellow, Health Economics Program, National Bureau of Economic Research, 1999 present.
Faculty Affiliate, Institute of Health Research and Policy, 2004-present.
Post-Doctoral Fellow University of Michigan, as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program, 1998-2000.
Principle Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation titled "Price, Tobacco Control Policies, and Smoking Initiation and Cessation"
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