Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Archive: Wed Jul 2013

Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index
Reanne Frank, Harvard RWJF Health & Society alum, evaluates data from the New Immigrant Survey to understand the role of socioeconomic status in changes to body mass index upon arrival to the US.

Socio-Economic Factors and Smoking
Pop Center Bell fellow, Hiram Beltran-Sanchez, examines the socio-demographic and health factors associated with initiating and quitting smoking in Mexico in his paper “Links Between Socio-Economic Circumstances and Changes in Smoking Behavior in…

Tobacco Tax and Health
Pop Center faculty member David Canning, studies the relationship between tobacco tax policy, population health and earnings in his paper, “The Effect of Health Improvements Due to Tobacco Control on Earnings in the United States.”