June 24, 2024Published by IEA on June 24, 2024Categories BlogA New Low for the W.H.O.The WHO is clearly not just opposed to ‘health-harming industries’ but to private industry and the free market in general based on their new report.
April 23, 2024Published by IEA on April 23, 2024Categories BlogNew Paternalism Meets Older WisdomIn the early days behavioural economics was not associated with an approach to public policy.
June 1, 2021Published by IEA on June 1, 2021Categories BlogThe Empirical Evidence is Clear: Anti-Vaping Policies Are Pro-tobacco PoliciesA study published in JAMA Pediatrics this week looked a ban on e-cigarette flavours implemented in San Francisco on 1 January 2019.
September 16, 2020Published by EPICENTER on September 16, 2020Categories BlogNetherland’s Crackdown On E-cigarettesThe Netherlands is on the brink of introducing plain packaging for e-cigarettes. The only other country to have gone down that path is Israel.
May 31, 2016Published by IEM on May 31, 2016Categories BlogDoes the Destruction of Brands Benefit Anyone?The evidence since 2012 suggests that plain packaging has not helped to reduce smoking prevalence in Australia.