Objective Price is the single most important intervention in tobacco control (TC). To protect the health of its citizens the EU now has a major role in regulating tobacco fiscal policy (FP) through a number of EU directives. The aims of these directives initially were to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. The directives aided harmonization in EU Member States (MS) but now with EU enlargement price differentials have increased problems for the market and health protection. Price elasticity of tobacco is estimated using econometric analysis of demand but is limited in MS by availability of relevant data. The interaction of FP with other TC policies is poorly defined. The effects of price on smuggling and the tobacco industry response to price changes are complex. Gradually tools are evolving to look at some of these problems. The World Bank has produced a toolkit for economic analysis of tobacco demand with clear guidance on methodology. SimSmoke has allowed the analysis of various TC components to be investigated. This project allows us to perform an econometric analysis at EU level with routinely collected aggregated time series data examining differences in EU MS and the influence of EU border countries. A new cross sectional survey will provide standardised data for EU MS We will examine the effect of the rate of price changes using historical data comparing steep rapid changes e.g. in France with gradual changes in e.g. UK and Ireland. Using SimSmoke we will examine the effects of the interaction of price with: Smoking Cessation Services, Smuggling in high, (Finland, Ireland, UK) and low, (Baltic, Romania) price countries, Smoke free laws (Ireland, Scotland and Italy), Advertising and warnings (Belgium, UK) and predict the effects on other MS. Outputs: Recommendations for policymakers at EU and MS levels with SimSmoke models and a Fiscal Policy Handbook for MS to strengthen tobacco control policies and lead to an equitable EU tobacco market Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicseconometricssocial scienceslaw Keywords SimSmoke cross sectional survey econometric analysis fiscal policy tobacco control Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH-2007-4.2-5 - Effectiveness of fiscal policies for tobacco control in Europe Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2007-B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland LBG EU contribution € 873 484,00 Address Upper Mount Street 10 2 Dublin Ireland See on map Region Ireland Northern and Western Border Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Vanessa Clarke (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF BATH United Kingdom EU contribution € 458 823,00 Address CLAVERTON DOWN BA2 7AY Bath See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Pete Hompstead (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HBSA Inc United States EU contribution € 147 080,00 Address 11720 Beltsville Dr., Suite 900 20705 3111 BELTSVILLE See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Diane Mcknight (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER France EU contribution € 392 438,00 Address 25 AVENUE TONY GARNIER 69007 Lyon 7eme See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Olaf Kelm (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO DI RICERCHE FARMACOLOGICHE MARIO NEGRI Italy EU contribution € 516 868,00 Address VIA MARIO NEGRI 2 20156 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maria Grazia Pezzoni (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT CATALA D'ONCOLOGIA Spain EU contribution € 27 564,00 Address AV GRAN VIA DE L'HOSPITALET 199-203 08908 L'HOSPITALET DEL LLOBREGAT See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Nuria Benitez Monforte (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNION INTERNATIONALE CONTRE LA TUBERCULOSE ET LES MALADIES RESPIRATOIRES France EU contribution € 132 485,00 Address BOULEVARD SAINT MICHEL 68 75006 PARIS See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Jose Luis Castro (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS Finland EU contribution € 442 914,00 Address MANNERHEIMINTIE 166 00271 Helsinki See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jaakko Penttinen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
