The cost of smoking to the social care system
This report from ASH.org details the Costs of Smoking t the Social Care System. It's quite accessible, so it's a good first look at...
The distributional effects of UK alcohol taxes
This report from IAS has a very accessible summary (just over a page) outlining the distributional effects of UK alcohol taxes under the...
Environmental and Ethical Costs of Shein
Even if you haven't heard of Shein, your students definitely have. This 20-minute podcast goes over the environmental and ethical costs...
Moral Hazard increasing Opioid Overdoses
There are loads of economic concepts in this tragic article on how widening access to the 'Lazarus Drug' Naloxone (aka Narcan), a drug...
Sugar Taxes
This article on Sugar Taxes from the Economics Observatory is gold dust for teaching market failure and intervention! There are some...
Climate Friendly Cars
Another 'What's going on in this graph?' from the NYT. Some great potential discussions on pollution and externalities. This would be a...
PED and YED of Cigarettes
I was excited to come across this research presentation from the WTO on PED and YED of cigarettes. I like introducing students to more...
Air Pollution
From NYT's 'What's going on in this graph?', this chart look at Daily Average air pollution, which might be good for discussions on...
Smoking and Income
A 'What's going on in this graph?' from NYT Learning Network, looking at the relationship between income and smoking. Student-friendly...
Tobacco Data
Data on expenditure as a proportion of total spending by income decile and other interesting data on the market for tobacco from...