Global Overview of the Effectiveness of Health Taxes (Presentation)

This Presentation was given by Frank Chaloupka, Ph.D. at the World Bank’s 5th Annual Health Financing Forum on December 8, 2020. In this presentation, Chaloupka demonstrates the effectiveness of health taxes, including tobacco taxes, sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, and alcohol taxes. The discussion uses extensive research from around the world to present an argument for the use of health taxes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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December 2020

Location(s): Global

Content Type: Slidedeck

Topic(s): Alcohol, Cost-effectiveness, Economic impacts of tobacco control, Impact on demand, Other fiscal policies for health, Sugary beverages and junk food, Tax and price, Tax levels and structure, Tobacco taxes revenues

Authors(s): Frank J. Chaloupka, Ph.D.

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Tobacconomics is directed by Jeffrey Drope, PhD. It was founded by Frank Chaloupka, PhD, at the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago. This website was originally developed with support from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (Grant No. U01-CA154248) as part of the NCI State and Community Tobacco Control Research Initiative. The contents of this Web site are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Privacy Policy