Search Results - "Kenkel, Don"

Evaluation of a civic engagement approach to catalyze built environment change and promote healthy eating and physical activity among rural residents: a cluster (community) randomized controlled trial by Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca A, Hanson, Karla L, Villarreal, Deyaun, Rethorst, Chad D, Ayine, Priscilla, Folta, Sara C, Maddock, Jay E, Patterson, Megan S, Marshall, Grace A, Volpe, Leah C, Eldridge, Galen D, Kershaw, Meghan, Luong, Vi, Wang, Hua, Kenkel, Don

“…Prior studies demonstrate associations between risk factors for obesity and related chronic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease) and features of the built…”
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Analysis Points to Important Research Gaps About the Impact of E-cigarettes by Kenkel, Don, Mathios, Alan

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Synthesizing Econometric Evidence: The Case of Demand Elasticity Estimates by DeCicca, Philip, Kenkel, Don

“…Econometric estimates of the responsiveness of health‐related consumer demand to higher prices are often key ingredients for risk policy analysis. We review…”
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Misinformation, consumer risk perceptions, and markets: The impact of an information shock on vaping and smoking cessation by Jin, Lawrence, Kenkel, Don, Lovenheim, Michael, Mathios, Alan, Wang, Hua

“…We study the impact of an information shock created by an outbreak of lung injuries apparently related to e‐cigarettes. We use data from multiple sources:…”
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Mostly harmless regulation? Electronic cigarettes, public policy, and consumer welfare by Kenkel, Donald S., Peng, Sida, Pesko, Michael F., Wang, Hua

“…Electronic cigarettes are a less harmful alternative to combustible cigarettes. We analyze data on e‐cigarette choices in an online experimental market. Our…”
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Are menthol smokers different? An economic perspective by Cheng, Yu‐Chun Elisa, Kenkel, Don, Mathios, Alan, Wang, Hua

“…More than 18.5 million current smokers in the United States usually smoke menthol cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration recently proposed a tobacco…”
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Cigarette taxes and the transition from youth to adult smoking: Smoking initiation, cessation, and participation by DeCicca, Philip, Kenkel, Don, Mathios, Alan

“…Many policy makers continue to advocate and adopt cigarette taxes as a public health measure. Most previous individual-level empirical studies of cigarette…”
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An analysis of life-course smoking behavior in China by Kenkel, Don, Lillard, Dean R., Liu, Feng

“…With a total population of more than 1.3 billion people where more than 31% of adults smoke, China has become the world's largest producer and consumer of…”
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WTP- and QALY-Based Approaches to Valuing Health for Policy: Common Ground and Disputed Territory by Kenkel, Donald S

“…This paper discusses links between two approaches to the value of health: the willingness to pay approach of environmental economics and the quality-adjusted…”
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Letter: Introduction to the special issue on the economics of substance abuse by Kenkel, Guest Editor, Don

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On valuing morbidity, cost-effectiveness analysis, and being rude by Kenkel, Don

“…Cost-benefit analysis uses estimates of willingness to pay for changes in morbidity and mortality risks to judge whether resources allocated to improving…”
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Using Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life in Evaluating Consumer Policy Regulations by Kenkel, Don

“…This paper is a critical review of current practice for the economic evaluation of the life-saving benefits of US consumer policy regulations. Selected…”
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Consumer health information and the demand for medical care by Kenkel, D

“…The paper is an empirical investigation of consumer health information. Using a new direct measure of information, the econometric approach treats both…”
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Consumer health information and the demand for medical care by Kenkel, Don

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The fires are not out yet: higher taxes and young adult smoking by DeCicca, Philip, Kenkel, Don, Mathios, Alan

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Valuing Changes in Health Risks: A Comparison of Alternative Measures by Berger, Mark C., Blomquist, Glenn C., Kenkel, Don, Tolley, George S.

“…A model of health investment under uncertainty is developed that yields a general expression for values of changes in risks to human health. The…”
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Valuing Changes in Health Risks: A Comparison of Alternative Measures: I. Introduction by Berger, Mark C, Blomquist, Glenn C, Kenkel, Don, Tolley, George S

“…Essential to efficient provision of health, safety, and the environment is correct valuation of risks to human health. In a world of scarcity difficult…”
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