Publications
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Research & Commentary: Electronic Cigarettes Can Save Medicaid Billions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Electronic cigarettes have quickly become one of the most popular nicotine replacement products, with the total market expected to hit $1.7 billion this year. -
Research & Commentary: Arkansas Vaping Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tobacco and electronic cigarettes have become popular targets for tax increases. States with growing budget problems have flocked to sin taxes as potential sources of new or increased tax revenue. -
How do Electronic Cigarettes affect Adolescent Smoking?
Publication -Policy Studies -Understanding electronic cigarettes’ effect on tobacco smoking is a central economic and policyissue. This paper examines the causal impact of e-cigarette availability on conventional cigaretteuse by adolescents. -
Research & Commentary: Kansas Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Increase
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Kansas is considering raising taxes on cigarettes by $1.50 per pack, other tobacco products by 680 percent, and liquor by 4 percentage points. -
Research & Commentary: New Taxes, Regulations Proposed for E-Cigarettes in Indiana
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As the use of electronic cigarettes has grown, state and local governments across the nation have moved to increase taxes on these products. -
Research & Commentary: North Dakota’s Tobacco Tax Advantage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -North Dakota policymakers are considering raising the state's tax on cigarettes by as much as 250 percent, taking it from a competitive rate of 44 cents per pack up to $2.44 cents per pack. -
Research & Commentary: Bloomington’s Vaping Ban
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As electronic cigarettes grow in popularity, state and local governments are debating whether and how the products should be regulated and taxed. -
Research & Commentary: E-Cigarette ‘Smoking’ Bans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As electronic cigarettes grow in popularity, state and local governments are finding ways to regulate and tax them. Some jurisdictions have decided e-cigarettes and other vapor products should be covered by city or statewide smoking bans. -
Testimony to the Baltimore Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee
Publication -Testimony -Distinguished members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the important topic of vapor products, which are commonly referred to as electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes. -
Testimony to the San Diego Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee
Publication -Testimony -On June 18, 2014, Heartland Senior Fellow, Gregory Conley, testified to the San Diego Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee. -
Research & Commentary: Taxing and Regulating E-Cigarettes in New Jersey
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Over the past five years, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have emerged as a popular alternative for smokers looking to quit or substantially reduce their cigarette use. -
Research & Commentary: Taxing and Regulating E-Cigarettes in Vermont
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Over the past five years, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have emerged as a popular alternative for smokers looking to quit or substantially reduce their cigarette use. -
Research & Commentary: E-Cigarette Regulation in Ohio
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Over the past five years, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have emerged as a popular alternative for smokers looking to quit or substantially reduce their cigarette use. -
Research & Commentary: Regulating and Taxing E-Cigarettes in Washington
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Over the past five years, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have emerged as a popular alternative for smokers looking to quit or substantially reduce their cigarette use. -
Research & Commentary: Age Restrictions for Electronic Cigarettes in Ohio
Publication -Research and Commentaries -On November 13, the Ohio House of Representative passed House Bill 144, which would prohibit children from buying or accepting alternative nicotine products, the most prominent of which are electronic cigarettes. -
Research & Commentary: Regulating and Taxing E-Cigarettes in Iowa
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Electronic cigarettes have quickly become one of the most popular nicotine replacement products; the total market is expected to hit $1.7 billion this year. -
Research & Commentary: Regulating and Taxing E-Cigarettes in Iowa
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Electronic cigarettes have quickly become one of the most popular nicotine replacement products; the total market is expected to hit $1.7 billion this year. -
Research & Commentary: Oregon Electronic Cigarette Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Oregon Legislature is considering a bill to place an excise tax on electronic cigarettes or “e-cigarettes.” Currently, Minnesota is the only state with an excise tax on e-cigarettes. -
Research & Commentary: Age Restrictions for Electronic Cigarettes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thousands of American smokers trying to quit have tried electronic cigarettes, or “e-cigarettes,” sales of which have doubled in recent years. -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Tobacco Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Philadelphia City Council is pushing the Pennsylvania legislature to allow it to impose a new $2 per pack tax on cigarettes to help pay for the Philadelphia School District’s $304 million budget deficit. -
Research & Commentary: Oregon Tobacco Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Two proposals are being considered in Oregon to increase tobacco excise taxes at the state and local levels. One proposal would increase the statewide tobacco tax from $1.18 per pack to $2.18. Although the current rate is below the national average of $1. -
Research & Commentary: President Obama’s Universal Pre-K Proposal
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Included in President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget is a proposal to expand federally funded pre-K, to be paid for by raising the federal cigarette tax from $1.01 per pack to $1.95. -
Research & Commentary: Omaha Cigarette Occupation Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In the past two years, Omaha restaurant customers have paid around $50 million in taxes, and the city is now considering levying a new occupation tax on smokers. -
Research & Commentary: Electronic Cigarettes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Nearly 50 million U.S. adults—more than a fifth of the total adult population—smoke cigarettes.