Economics of Tobacco Control Project news archive

May 2021

REEP to lead study on the implementation of a Minimum Unit Price on alcohol in the Western Cape - Tue, 05/25/2021 - 12:45
The South Africa Tobacco Control Data Initiative website launches on World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2021 - Sun, 05/23/2021 - 12:00

March 2021

REEP in the SA media: Feb & Mar 2021 - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 12:45
Standing Committee on Finance report published - Wed, 03/10/2021 - 11:00
Letter to the Select and Standing Portfolio Committees on Finance - Tue, 03/09/2021 - 14:00

February 2021

New E-Library on tobacco taxation and illicit trade will support researchers and policy makers - Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:30

December 2020

Special Update: Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 22:30
Smoking and Quitting Behaviour in South Africa After the Tobacco Sales Ban: Results From A Third Survey - Thu, 12/10/2020 - 12:30

November 2020

Comments about the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill (2020) - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 14:45

October 2020

Finale of the Illicit Trade in Developing Countries project - Fri, 10/16/2020 - 14:45

August 2020

SURVEY #3: Cigarette brands during the lockdown - Fri, 08/07/2020 - 14:45

July 2020

Tobacco industry manipulation of illicit trade research - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 12:45
Back to Basics #11: Setting the Ideal Tobacco Tax Rate - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 18:45
REEP lockdown study #2 covered extensively in the SA media - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 12:45
Webinar Series - June/July/August 2020 - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 12:00
Cigarette prices soar during lockdown, according to latest REEP study - Tue, 07/21/2020 - 09:30
"Smoking and Quitting Behaviour in Lockdown South Africa": Results from a second survey - Tue, 07/21/2020 - 08:30

June 2020

Determinants of smoking intensity in South Africa: Evidence from township communities - Mon, 06/08/2020 - 11:45
Survey Wave 2: How has the lockdown's cigarette sales ban impacted your smoking behaviour? - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 12:45

May 2020

REEP lockdown study published extensively in the SA media - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 12:45
Back to Basics #10: Tobacco Tax Earmarking - Mon, 05/25/2020 - 18:45
Back to Basics #9: Tobacco Taxation Systems: Ideal Tax Structure - Mon, 05/25/2020 - 12:45
"Lighting Up The Illicit Market" Report: Smoker’s Responses to the Cigarette Sales Ban in South Africa - Fri, 05/15/2020 - 23:45
Back to Basics #8: The TETSiM Model - Fri, 05/15/2020 - 12:45

April 2020

Survey: How has the lockdown's cigarette sales ban impacted your smoking behaviour? - Wed, 04/29/2020 - 12:45

March 2020

Back to Basics #7: Court Cases and Litigation - Tue, 03/31/2020 - 12:45
Assessing the Illicit Cigarette Market in Ethiopia - Mon, 03/30/2020 - 12:45
The DATA Project - Update - Mon, 03/23/2020 - 12:45
REEP’s response to the 2020 Budget - Mon, 03/16/2020 - 12:45

February 2020

Cabo Verde Tobacco Tax Workshop - January 2020 - Mon, 02/03/2020 - 12:45

January 2020

Tobacco Control Data Initiative - Fri, 01/31/2020 - 12:45
UCT Council adopts policy on tobacco funding - Thu, 01/30/2020 - 12:45

December 2019

REEP supports increases in the excise tax as a health promotion tool in South Africa - Sun, 12/01/2019 - 12:45

November 2019

Graduates - 2019 - Wed, 11/27/2019 - 12:45
Knowledge Hub Workshop - November, Cape Town - Mon, 11/25/2019 - 15:45
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases - Mon, 11/25/2019 - 15:45
Do Cigarette Prices Impact the Decision to Start or to Stop Smoking? - Mon, 11/25/2019 - 12:45
REEP members publish paper on illicit trade in South Africa - Wed, 11/20/2019 - 12:45
WHO Primer: Health Taxes - Tue, 11/19/2019 - 12:45
Back to Basics #6: Calculating the Economic Cost of Smoking - Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:45

October 2019

Back to Basics #5: The Solution to Illicit Trade - Wed, 10/23/2019 - 12:45
Back to Basics #4: Price elasticity - Tue, 10/22/2019 - 10:45
Tobacco Induced Diseases Conference: October 2019, Tokyo - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 12:45

August 2019

Back to Basics #3: A Call for Open Access Data on Tobacco Taxation - Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:45
ETCP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - Tue, 08/13/2019 - 09:15
Back to Basics #2: The Rationale for Tobacco Tax and Price Measures - Mon, 08/05/2019 - 12:45

July 2019

Back to Basics #1: Tax admin - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 12:45
African Cigarette Prices Data Project - Tue, 07/30/2019 - 09:15

May 2019

Interview with Dr Jean Tesche - Mon, 05/27/2019 - 08:30

April 2019

Panel discussion: “Sharing scientific evidence on e-cigarettes” - Wed, 04/10/2019 - 08:30