John A. Tauras, Ph.D.

University of Illinois at Chicago
National Bureau of Economic Research

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John A. Tauras is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).  He also holds a Research Associate appointment at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge Massachusetts and a faculty affiliate appointment at the Institute of Health Research and Policy at UIC.  Dr. Tauras’ research focuses on the economic and policy aspects of disease prevention and health promotion.  Much of his research has examined the impact of government policies on the demand for tobacco products, placing special emphasis on modeling the dynamics of addictive consumption.  Over the past decade, he has published numerous journal articles and chapters in conference volumes on this topic.  His research has been funded by an extensive list of Federal, state, and local government agencies and private organizations including: The National Institutes of Health – National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Department of Agriculture, the American Cancer Society, the Illinois Department of Public Health, The Chicago Department of Public Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Legacy Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company, and various other organizations.  Dr. Tauras has acted as a consultant to the World Bank, the National Association of Attorneys General, the Public Health Institute, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and various other organizations on the economics of tobacco.  He also serves on several tobacco control advisory committees.
 
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