Project "Accelerating Progress on Effective Tobacco Tax Policies in Low- and Middle- Income Countries"

In the next five years, Analytica together with Development Solutions Associates (Albania), Banja Luka University (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Faculty of Economics-Split (Croatia), Center for Political Courage (Kosovo), Institute for Socio-Economic Analyzes (Montenegro) and the coordinator Institute for Economic Sciences (Serbia), will work on a project funded by Bloomberg (USA) and implemented through the Chicago Illinois University (UIC).

The theme of the project is "Accelerating Progress of effective tobacco tax policies in low- and middle-income countries."

Institute of Economic Sciences is coordinating regional network of research in Western Balkan Countries on tobacco taxation. Research and dissemination activities aim to produce high-quality and accessible research and policy outputs for both government policymakers and civil society. Research is focusing on gaps in research on economic and fiscal aspects of national tobacco taxation policy critical to informing effective tax policy. Research topics include costs and benefits of tobacco to government budgets, labor impacts, illicit trade, tax compliance of the tobacco industry, including tax evasion and avoidance, and tobacco tax impacts on inequality.

Activities within the project:

• Capacity building of think tanks in selected countries / regions in order to provide support to governments and civil society on the basis of an evidence-based policy aimed at effective tobacco taxation policies.
• Support through the organization of workshops for senior representatives of decision makers in order to raise awareness and build technical capacities for tobacco taxation policies.
• Developing and disseminating resources (policy papers) for taxation of tobacco in order to build and share knowledge and raise the taxation profile of tobacco in tobacco control policy (by expanding the tobacco control platform, providing information and resource center).

Our researchers Tamara M. Spasova and Bojana M. Hristowska together with the team from other countries will work on the implementation of the project activities in the upcoming period.

Project website: http://tobaccotaxation.org/

2025
	ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH AND FISCAL STABILITY IN NORTH MACEDONIA THROUGH TOBACCO TAXATION (EVIDENCE-BASED MODELING (2025–2030)
	CIGARETTE AFFORDABILITY IN NORTH MACEDONIA, WORKING
	POLICY BRIEF - CIGARETTE AFFORDABILITY IN MACEDONIA
2024
	ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH AND FISCAL STABILITY IN NORTH MACEDONIA THROUGH TOBACCO TAXATION: TOBACCO TAX MODELING FROM NORTH MACEDONIA - POLICY BRIEF
	CROWDING-OUT EFFECT OF TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN NORTH MACEDONIA - POLICY BRIEF
	CROWDING-OUT EFFECT OF TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN NORTH MACEDONIA - ECONOMICS FOR HEALTH WORKING PAPER SERIES
2023
	TOBACCO TAX MODELING: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH MACEDONIA - POLICY BRIEF
	IMPACT OF CIGARETTE PRICES AND TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES ON SMOKING INITIATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH MACEDONIA - POLICY BRIEF
	TOBACCO TAX MODELING: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH MACEDONIA
	IMPACT OF CIGARETTE PRICES AND TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES ON SMOKING INITIATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH MACEDONIA - TOBACCONOMICS WORKING PAPER SERIES
	The economics of tobacco farming in North Macedonia myths and realities
	The economics of tobacco farming in North Macedonia policy note
	The economics of tobacco farming in North Macedonia
2022
	Tobacco Farming and the Effects of Tobacco Subsidies in North Macedonia
2020
	Tobacco consumption in North Macedonia, 2020
	Fact Sheet for Tobacco consumption in North Macedonia, 2020
	Report for Ilicit trade of tobbacco, 2020
	Policy Brief - Ilicit trade of tobacco, 2020
2019
	THE RESPONSIVENESS OF SMOKING PREVALENCE AND CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION TO CHANGES IN PRICE AND INCOME IN NORTH MACEDONIA
	IMPACTS OF TOBACCO EXCISE INCREASES ON CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION AND GOVERNMENT REVENUES IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES - Regional study Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia
	The elasticity of tobacco products in Macedonia
	IMPROVING TOBACCO TAXATION POLICIES IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
	Accelerating Progress on Effective Tobacco Tax Policies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Regional study - Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, andSerbia Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation
	IMPROVING TOBACCO TAX POLICY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
	Accelerating Progress on Effective Tobacco Tax Policies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - National Study - MACEDONIA Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation
2018
	Round table: Improving tobacco tax policy in the Republic of Macedonia - how tobacco products taxation can reduce their consumption?

Project manager: Tamara Mijovic spasova
Researcher: Bojana Mijovic Hristovska