He also holds a Research Associate appointment at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge Massachusetts and is a Faculty Affiliate at the Institute of Health Research and Policy at UIC. Dr. Tauras’ research focuses on the economic and policy aspects of disease prevention and health promotion. Much of his research has examined the impact of government policies on the demand for tobacco products, placing special emphasis on modeling the dynamics of addictive consumption. Over the past decade and a half, he has published nearly 50 journal articles and chapters in conference volumes on this topic.