Think tank capacity building on tobacco economics: experiences and lessons learnt

Siu, Erika Dayle; Chaloupka, Frank J.; Blecher, Evan

doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055337

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“…Siu et al set out the partner selection process for capacity building partnerships. 1 Motivation, capacity, impact and independence of the institution are systematically assessed through desk research, interviews and inperson visits. Typically, partnerships are institution-to-institution, so that the depth and breadth of capacity extends beyond individual researchers.…”

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“…Although the scoping process to identify suitable partners used selection criteria, such as the motivation, capacity, impact and independence, we have learnt that successful partnerships have as much to do with us as with the partner. 1 In fact, it is the ability for both partners to connect around shared objectives in mutual effort, respect and trust that have helped to achieve the aims of our project. In other words, getting the relationship right among us, the funding partner, and the research partners has directly affected the quality, reach and ultimate sustainability of the outcomes.…”

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From capacity building to collaboration in tobacco economics research

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Tob Control

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From capacity building to collaboration in tobacco economics research

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et al. 2024

Tob Control

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“…Siu, E. et al focused on a capacity-building model for the Tobacco Economics team to develop core competencies in economic analysis for think tank partners. The capacity-building model utilized by the Tobacco Economics team is described in detail, along with sharing experiences and lessons learned to date [14]. Goodolf, D. M. et al provide an in-depth look at a think tank methodology concerning the state of the science on professional identity.…”

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Exploring the Construction of College Think Tank and Cultivation of Innovative Talents Based on Big Data Analysis

2023

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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This paper combines the nine-factor model with the construction of university think tanks, establishes the strategic positioning of university think tanks, analyzes the methods and measures of cultivating leading talents and innovative talents in university think tanks and classifies the influence of university think tanks into decision-making influence, elite influence and popular influence. Based on the analysis of big data and concerning the fuzzy hierarchical analysis method, the evaluation model of information service quality of university think tanks has been established. The evaluation indexes of the information platform of university think tanks are divided into four indexes: service resources, service content, webpage technology, and service effect. According to the constructed evaluation indexes, two-by-two comparisons are made between each index to obtain the score of the importance of each index. Based on fuzzy mathematics, the qualitative evaluation can be transformed into quantitative evaluation according to the principle of affiliation degree to arrive at the evaluation grade of the information platform capacity of university think tanks and innovative talents.

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“…Taxing tobacco is the most effective policy to reduce cigarette consumption. There is growing evidence of the effectiveness of taxing tobacco as a way to reduce demand for this product 3–11. According to a study report of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a 10% increase in the price of tobacco would result in a reduction in tobacco consumption of between 2% and 5% in high-income countries and an even greater reduction in low-income to middle-income countries 12.…”

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Tobacco industry in Mexico: a general equilibrium analysis

2022

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ObjectiveEffects of tobacco taxation on employment in Mexico are measured by using an applied general equilibrium model.MethodsThe study describes the modelling methodology based on a 2013 social accounting matrix for Mexico, built for analysing the impact of tobacco taxation on employment. Unemployment is treated as an endogenous variable.ResultsSetting the specific component of the Excise Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) at 1.50 pesos per cigarette would lead to the loss of tobacco-related jobs constituting just 0.1% of all jobs nationally. Revenue from IEPS on tobacco would increase by 49%, while consumption would fall by 26%. This minimal loss of employment can be compensated for if the government invests revenue from IEPS on tobacco in some specific sectors. We show this for the case of the health sector. Far from just reducing cigarette consumption, this tax reform would also create 33 781 jobs with a net gain of 32 285 across different sectors of the economy while only reducing 727 jobs in the tobacco industry in the whole country.ConclusionResults suggest the existence of a good margin for increasing tobacco tax beyond the 2020 update of 0.49 pesos per stick. In addition, from a public health point of view, if tobacco tax revenue were allocated as a direct healthcare subsidy this would deliver a double dividend by further discouraging consumption and increasing tobacco tax revenue by almost 50%, with little impact on key macroeconomic variables in Mexico, which could be offset in more dynamic sectors while promoting health, employment and development.

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Think tank capacity building on tobacco economics: experiences and lessons learnt

Cited by 5 publications

References 2 publications

From capacity building to collaboration in tobacco economics research

From capacity building to collaboration in tobacco economics research

Exploring the Construction of College Think Tank and Cultivation of Innovative Talents Based on Big Data Analysis

Tobacco industry in Mexico: a general equilibrium analysis

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