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Donald S. Kenkel is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a focus on subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Marketing, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics covered in their work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Healthcare Policy and Management, Economic and Environmental Valuation, Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing, Risk Perception and Management, and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Frequent co-authors in their research are Alan Mathios, Grace S. Phillips, Revathy Suryanarayana, Sen Zeng, and Hua Wang.

Donald S. Kenkel has published in several venues over their career. Key publication venues include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, Journal of Economic Literature, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, and Health Economics.

  • The Economics of Tobacco Regulation: A Comprehensive Review (2022, Journal of Economic Literature)
  • News that takes your breath away: risk perceptions during an outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries (2020, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty)
  • Mostly harmless regulation? Electronic cigarettes, public policy, and consumer welfare (2020, Health Economics)
  • Health Economics Research in Primary Prevention of Cancer: Assessment, Current Challenges, and Future Directions (2022, JNCI Monographs)
  • Quantifying brand loyalty: Evidence from the cigarette market (2021, Journal of Health Economics)

Best Publications

  • Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, and Schooling

    Donald S. Kenkel

  • Drinking, Driving, and Deterrence: The Effectiveness and Social Costs of Alternative Policies

    Donald S. Kenkel

  • Valuing health for policy : an economic approach

    Steven H. Chasin;George Tolley;Donald Kenkel;Robert Fabian

  • Putting Out the Fires: Will Higher Taxes Reduce the Onset of Youth Smoking?

    Philip DeCicca;Donald S. Kenkel;Alan D. Mathios

  • Consumer health information and the demand for medical care

    Don Kenkel

  • The demand for preventive medical care

    Donald S. Kenkel

  • Are alcohol tax hikes fully passed through to prices? Evidence from Alaska

    Donald S. Kenkel

  • Valuing Changes in Health Risks: A Comparison of Alternative Measures

    Mark C. Berger;Glenn C. Blomquist;Don Kenkel;George S. Tolley

  • Who Pays Cigarette Taxes? The Impact of Consumer Price Search

    Philip DeCicca;Donald S Kenkel;Feng Liu

  • The Roles of High School Completion and GED Receipt in Smoking and Obesity

    Donald S Kenkel;Dean R Lillard;Alan D Mathios

  • Should you eat breakfast? Estimates from health production functions

    Donald S. Kenkel

  • Youth smoking, cigarette prices, and anti-smoking sentiment.

    Philip DeCicca;Donald S Kenkel;Alan D Mathios;Yoon-Jeong Shin

  • Cigarette Taxes and the Transition from Youth to Adult Smoking: Smoking Initiation, Cessation, and Participation

    Philip DeCicca;Donald S Kenkel;Alan D Mathios

  • Alcohol Consumption and Young Adults' Socioeconomic Status

    Donald S. Kenkel;David C. Ribar;Philip J. Cook;Sam Peltzman

  • NEW ESTIMATES OF THE OPTIMAL TAX ON ALCOHOL

    Donald S. Kenkel

  • Excise tax avoidance: The case of state cigarette taxes

    Philip DeCicca;Donald S Kenkel;Feng Liu

  • The Economics of Tobacco Regulation: A Comprehensive Review

    Philip DeCicca;Donald S. Kenkel;Michael F. Lovenheim

  • The effect of physician advice on alcohol consumption: count regression with an endogenous treatment effect

    Donald S. Kenkel;Joseph V. Terza

  • Smoke or fog? The usefulness of retrospectively reported information about smoking.

    Donald Kenkel;Dean R. Lillard;Alan Mathios

  • Private Profits and Public Health: Does Advertising of Smoking Cessation Products Encourage Smokers to Quit?

    Rosemary Avery;Donald Kenkel;Dean R. Lillard;Alan Mathios

  • On valuing morbidity, cost-effectiveness analysis, and being rude.

    Don Kenkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Dhaval Dave
Dhaval Dave National Bureau of Economic Research
John Cawley
John Cawley Cornell University
Henry Saffer
Henry Saffer National Bureau of Economic Research
Glenn C. Blomquist
Glenn C. Blomquist University of Kentucky
Yrjö T. Gröhn
Yrjö T. Gröhn Cornell University
Jason M. Fletcher
Jason M. Fletcher University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jody L. Sindelar
Jody L. Sindelar Yale University
Willard G. Manning
Willard G. Manning University of Chicago
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula University of Southern California

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