SocialImpactLab

We’re an evidence-driven interdisciplinary research lab studying how laws, policies & economics shape the public's health.

[SocialImpactLab @SocialImpactLab]

Most research papers start as half-formed questions muttered at water coolers, showerheads, or very patient cats. Your coffee mug can only do so much. Bounce your ideas off experts instead. #IDEASWorkshop space exists to let that happen —early and across disciplines.

[SocialImpactLab @SocialImpactLab]

Have a great idea, but stuck on research design? Hammer out your next great research question with us. Introducing the Social Impact Lab's IDEAS Workshops. Bring early-stage research to an interdisciplinary team for honest feedback (long before Reviewer 1!). Link in bio.

[SocialImpactLab @SocialImpactLab]

Good research doesn't happen in silos. The Social Impact Lab brings together economics, law, and public health experts to study how policies shape health outcomes. Guided by open dialogue, rigor, and the belief that better evidence leads to better decisions. #EvidenceMatters

[SocialImpactLab @SocialImpactLab]

X Launch alert! The Social Impact Lab is here — studying how laws, policies, and systems shape population health, across economics, public health, law & policy. Research & collaboration. Follow along. 🔗 https://t.co/fqr1V29pZP #SocialImpactLab #PolicyResearch #PublicHealth

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

🚨Next TOPS🚨
➡️Friday, March 27 2pm ET (New York Time)
➡️"The impact of school closure during COVID-19 on substance use"
➡️@iataur from @MizzouEcon
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVQU19

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

Thank you 🌟Nita Mukand🌟for a superb TOPS presentation today and to our audience of over 135! 🥳 Here are key takeaways from her presentation on the "Effect of tobacco sales bans in Beverly Hills & Manhattan Beach, California".

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

🚨TOMORROW🚨
➡️Friday, March 13 2pm ET (New York Time)
➡️“Effect of tobacco sales bans in Beverly Hills & Manhattan Beach, California”
➡️Nita Mukand from @UCSF_Epibiostat
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVQU19

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

🚨Next TOPS🚨
➡️Friday, March 13 2pm ET (New York Time)
➡️"Effect of tobacco sales bans on retail sales in Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California"
➡️Nita Mukand from @UCSF_Epibiostat
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVQU19

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

🚨TOMORROW🚨
➡️Friday, February 27 2pm ET (New York Time)
➡️“A systematic review of stated preference experiments in tobacco research”
➡️Shiqi Zhang from @OSU_AEDE
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVQU19

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

🚨Next TOPS🚨
➡️Friday, February 27 2pm ET (New York Time)
➡️"A systematic review of stated preference experiments in tobacco research"
➡️Shiqi Zhang from The @OSU_AEDE
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVQU19

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

🚨TOMORROW🚨
➡️Friday, February 6 2pm ET (New York Time)
➡️“Impact of E-cigarette Taxation on Retail Prices and Sales Volume”
➡️Norah Almulhem from @UConnCAHNR
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVQU19

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

Check out the ❄️Winter❄️ lineup! TOPS will continue with more tobacco policy research on Friday 11/21 2pm ET, featuring Bingjin Xue.
TOPS is:
➡️Free🥳
➡️Open to all 🙂👋
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVRrQH
👉Join our email list: https://t.co/hJzV5ZPn6N

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

🚨Next TOPS🚨
➡️Friday, February 6 2pm ET (New York Time)
➡️"Impact of E-cigarette Taxation on Retail Prices and Sales Volume"
➡️Norah Almulhem from @UConnCAHNR
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVQU19

[Rachel Fung @rachelylfung]

New working paper out with @mikepesko and @LHoehnVelasco! We show that state cigarette prohibition laws in the late 18th to early 19th century delayed initiation into cigarette use among young men, and led to reductions in lifetime mortality.
Link: https://t.co/gDplewaTzb

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

Congratulations to Dr. Dana Mowls Carroll of @PublicHealthUMN for winning the 2025 Best Presentation Award (Top of the TOPS!) for her presentation on the public health implications of very low nicotine cigarettes. 🥳 Missed her presentation? It's available here: https://t.co/MyjinUIcnF

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

Check out the TOPS website for the slides 📊 and video recording 🎥 from last week's presentation by Guthrie Scoblic on "Standardizing the Measurement of Cigar Tax Rates in the United States".

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

Thank you 🌟Guthrie Scoblic🌟 for an excellent TOPS presentation!🥳 Here are key takeaways from his presentation on "Standardizing the Measurement of Cigar Tax Rates in the United States".

[Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @TobPolicy]

🚨TOMORROW🚨
➡️Friday, January 23 2pm ET (New York Time)
➡️"Standardizing the Measurement of Cigar Tax Rates in the United States"
➡️Guthrie Scoblic from
@MizzouEcon
👉Register: https://t.co/AsjqDVQU19

[Brad Davis @DavisEcon]

🚨New Working Paper🚨
We find that provincial e-cigarette flavor restrictions in Canada nearly eliminated flavored vape sales, increased tobacco/unflavored vape sales by 123%, and increased cigarette sales by 9.6%. 1/2 https://t.co/cNSkyj1cg3