Frank J. Chaloupka IV
Distinguished Professor
Ph.D., City University of New York, 1988
Phone: (312) 413-2367;413-2287
Fax: (312) 996-3344;355-2801
E-Mail: fjc@uic.edu
Homepages:
http://www.uic.edu/~fjc/
http://www.impacteen.org
http://www.bridgingthegapresearch.org
Fields of Interest: Health Economics, Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics
Selected Research:
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smoke-Free Policies: IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, Volume 13 (as part of the IARC Handbook 13 Working Group). Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2009.
“Food Prices and Obesity: Evidence and Policy Implications for Taxes and Subsidies,” (with Lisa M. Powell). The Milbank Quarterly, 87 (1):229-257, March 2009.
“Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior: Supplement” (guest editor, with Lloyd D. Johnston, Ross C. Brownson, and Antronette K. Yancey; coauthor of seven of the supplement's papers), American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4), October 2007.
Tobacco Control in Developing Countries, editor (with Prabhat Jha), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000
Curbing the Epidemic: Governments and the Economics of Tobacco Control, (with Prabhat Jha), Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1999
“Rational Addictive Behavior and Cigarette Smoking,” Journal of Political Economy, Volume 99 (4), August 1991, pp. 722-742
Current Research Interests:
The impacts of policy and other environmental factors on health behaviors (such as cigarette smoking, drinking, illegal drug use, physical activity, and diet) and related outcomes.
Other Significant Accomplishments:
John Slade Award, outstanding contributions to public health and tobacco control, 2011
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre on the Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control, 2009-present
Director, UIC Health Policy Center, 2001-present
Faculty Scholar, UIC Great Cities Institute, 1996-97
University Scholar Award, University of Illinois, 1996-99
Research Associate, Health Economics Program, Children's Research Program National Bureau of Economic Research
Research Grantee:National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, American Legacy Foundation, Illinois Department of Public Health, and others.
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