A general framework for modeling dependence in multivariate time series is presented. Its
fundamental approach relies on decomposing each signal inside a system into various …

Traditional tobacco product (cigarettes and smokeless tobacco) and polytobacco use rates
are significantly higher among rural adolescents and adults compared to their nonrural …

Both citizens and policymakers demand the best possible results from a country's healthcare
system. It is of utmost importance to accurately and objectively assess the efficiency of a …

Background Recent studies suggest that state policy, such as cigarette tax policy, is
associated with variation in the educational gradient in mortality. However, it is unknown …

Objective The Healthy People 2030 goal is to reduce US current adult cigarette smoking
prevalence to 5% by 2030. The objective of this report is to investigate if this goal is …

Abstract Introduction On April 1, 2017, California Proposition 56 (Prop 56) was implemented,
increasing the excise tax on cigarettes by $2/pack. This study compares the association of …

As Verguet et al note, 1 taxing tobacco products has been consistently shown to reduce
smoking prevalence by stimulating cessation, deterring uptake and reducing consumption …

The rates of cigarette smoking in the United States have declined over the past few decades
in parallel with increases in cigarette taxes and introduction of more stringent clean indoor …

The economic costs of tobacco use are substantial particularly in developing countries.
While much has been written on healthcare costs from tobacco use related diseases, little is …

We provide evidence of the extent to which health taxes on tobacco, alcoholic beverages,
sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and other food and nutrients reduce demand for these …