The purpose of this report is to examine the evidence available on the degree to which demand-side programs intended to stimulate broadband adoption have been demonstrated to fulfill their purpose. Our focus is on quantitative evaluations that seek to measure the causal impact of a program or...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) spent $4.7B during 2009-2013 to, int. al, increase broadband adoption in underserved communities. We characterize the BTOP grants and examine the impact of the awards on broadband adoption....

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [P.L. 111-31] gives the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products, including placing restrictions on product composition, sale, and distribution. A complete accounting of the costs and benefits of any...

The growing use of information and communications technology (ICT) by business - e-business - profoundly affects the economy. This article covers some of the macroeconomic impacts of e-business. Evidence from empirical studies examining the impact that greater use of ICT by business has on...

Laws that prohibit, regulate, or tax cigarettes can generate illicit markets for tobacco products. Illicit markets both reduce the efficacy of policies intended to improve public health and create harms of their own. Enforcement can reduce evasion but creates additional harms, including...

For millions, e-cigarettes provide a means to relieve nicotine cravings while avoiding harmful cigarette smoke. In the second volume in this three-volume resource, the authors provide a critical review of evidence concerning the health effects of vaping and whether using e-cigarettes helps or...

What role should the tobacco industry have in the e-cigarette market? Should manufacturers contribute to the production of evidence on their products’ safety and efficacy? What are the environmental impacts of e-cigarette use and how should these feature in the discussion? How do e-cigarettes...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Who is (still) smoking? -- Chapter 3. E-cigarettes: the technology, the market, and the practice of vaping -- Chapter 4. Is vaping safe? -- Chapter 5. E-cigarettes and smoking cessation -- Chapter 6. The polarization over e-cigarettes -- Chapter 7....