The Market for Tobacco Products in India: Evidence from Semi-Urban and Rural Towns in Five States

Kevin Welding, PhD leads analysis for the TPackSS project, and provides statistical support on a variety of other projects at IGTC. During his doctoral studies, he studied the effectiveness of state-level cigarette excise taxes on older smokers in the U.S. His work in the domestic fiscal policy area highlighted the significance of the global market and of tobacco control policies that complement cigarette taxation. Welding received his doctoral degree in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his masters in applied economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.