Frank J. Chaloupka, PhD

Distinguished Professor of Economics

Dr. Chaloupka is distinguished professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago and directs IHRP's Health Policy Center. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research's Health Economics Program and Program on Children. Since 1997, Dr. Chaloupka has co-directed, with Lloyd Johnston of the University of Michigan, Bridging the Gap, a interdisciplinary research collaborative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve understanding of the influences of policy, programs, and environment on youth health behavior. Dr. Chaloupka received his doctorate in economics from the City University of New York Graduate School in 1988.

Research Interests

The impact of economic, policy and other environmental influences on health behaviors, including tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use, physical activity, diet, and related outcomes; the economics of tobacco and tobacco control, particularly in developing countries.

Recent and Noteworthy Publications

Chaloupka, FJ. Maximizing the public health impact of alcohol and tobacco taxes. Am J Prev Med. 2013 May;44(5):561-2.

Taber DR, Chriqui JF, Powell L, Chaloupka FJ. Association between state laws governing school meal nutrition content and student weight status. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print] [See abstract.]

Taber DR, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ. State laws governing school meals and disparities in fruit/vegetable intake. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Apr;44(4):365-72. [See abstract.]

Alpert HR, Vardavas CI, Chaloupka FJ, Vozikis A, Athanasakis K, Kyriopoulos I, Bertic M, Behrakis PK, Connolly GN. The recent and projected public health and economic benefits of cigarette taxation in Greece. Tob Control. 2013 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print] [See abstract.]

Huang J, Chaloupka FJ. The economic impact of state cigarette taxes and smoke-free air policies on convenience stores. Tob Control. 2013 Mar;22(2):91-6. Epub 2011 Nov 1. [See abstract.]

Watters CA, Corrado RS, Chaloupka FJ. Prices of healthy and unhealthy beverages in high and low per capita income areas. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013 Mar;72(3):76-9. [See abstract.]

Ohri-Vachaspati P, Turner L, Chaloupka FJ. Elementary school participation in the United States Department of Agriculture's Team Nutrition Program is associated with more healthful school lunches. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2013 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print] [See abstract.]

Slater SJ, Nicholson L, Chriqui J, Barker DC, Chaloupka FJ, Johnston LD. Walkable communities and adolescent weight. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Feb;44(2):164-8. [See abstract.]

Sussman S, Levy D, Lich KH, Cené CW, Kim MM, Rohrbach LA, Chaloupka FJ. Comparing effects of tobacco use prevention modalities: need for complex system models. Tob Induc Dis. 2013 Jan 22;11(1):2. [See abstract.]

Powell LM, Chriqui JF, Khan T, Wada R, Chaloupka FJ. Assessing the potential effectiveness of food and beverage taxes and subsidies for improving public health: a systematic review of prices, demand and body weight outcomes. Obes Rev. 2013 Feb;14(2):110-28. [See abstract.]

Turner L, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ. Healthier fundraising in U. S. elementary schools: associations between policies at the state, district, and school levels. PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e49890. Epub 2012 Nov 14. [See abstract.]

Cavazos-Rehg PA, Krauss MJ, Spitznagel EL, Chaloupka FJ, Luke DA, Waterman B, Grucza RA, Bierut LJ. Differential effects of cigarette price changes on adult smoking behaviours. Tob Control. 2012 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] [See abstract.]

Ohri-Vachaspati P, Turner L, Chaloupka FJ. Alliance for a Healthier Generation's competitive beverage and food guidelines: do elementary school administrators know about them and do they report implementing them? J Sch Health. 2012 Oct;82(10):469-477. [See abstract.]

Turner L, Chriqui J, Chaloupka F. Walking school bus programs in U.S. public elementary schools. J Phys Act Health. 2012 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] [See abstract.]

Kostova D, Chaloupka FJ, Yurekli A, Ross H, Cherukupalli R, Andes L, Asma S; on behalf of the GATS Collaborative Group. A cross-country study of cigarette prices and affordability: evidence from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey. Tob Control. 2012 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print] [See abstract.]

Cavazos-Rehg PA, Krauss MJ, Spitznagel EL, Chaloupka FJ, Schootman M, Grucza RA, Bierut LJ. Associations between selected state laws and teenagers' drinking and driving behaviors. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2012 Sep;36(9):1647-52. [See abstract.]

Turner L, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ. Food as a reward in the classroom: school district policies are associated with practices in US public elementary schools. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Sep;112(9):1436-1442. [See abstract.]

Mackillop J, Few LR, Murphy JG, Wier LM, Acker J, Murphy C, Stojek M, Carrigan M, Chaloupka F. High-resolution behavioral economic analysis of cigarette demand to inform tax policy. Addiction. 2012 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print]

Turner L, Chaloupka F. Encouraging trends in student access to competitive beverages in US public elementary schools, 2006-2007 to 2010-2011. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Jul;166(7):673-675. [See abstract.]

Turner L, Chaloupka FJ, Slater SJ. Geographic variations in elementary school-based physical activity practices. J Sch Health. 2012 Jul;82(7):307-310. [See abstract.]

Turner L, Chaloupka FJ. Slow progress in changing the school food environment: nationally representative results from public and private elementary schools. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print] [See abstract.]

Ohri-Vachaspati P, Turner L, Chaloupka FJ. Fresh fruit and vegetable program participation in elementary schools in the United States and availability of fruits and vegetables in school lunch meals. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Jun;112(6):921-6. [See abstract.]

Schneider LM, Schermbeck RM, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ. The extent to which school district competitive food and beverage policies align with the 2010 dietary guidelines for Americans: implications for federal regulations. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Jun;112(6):892-6. [See abstract.]

Sandoval A, Turner L, Nicholson L, Chriqui J, Tortorelli M, Chaloupka FJ. The relationship among state laws, district policies, and elementary school-based measurement of children's body mass index. J Sch Health. 2012 May;82(5):239-245. [See abstract.]

Schneider L, Chriqui J, Nicholson L, Turner L, Gourdet C, Chaloupka F. Are farm-to-school programs more common in states with farm-to-school-related laws? J Sch Health. 2012 May;82(5):210-216. [See abstract.]

Taber DR, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ. Association and diffusion of nutrition and physical activity policies on the state and district level. J Sch Health. 2012 May;82(5):201-209. [See abstract.]

Han E, Powell LM, Zenk SN, Rimkus L, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Chaloupka FJ. Classification bias in commercial business lists for retail food stores in the U.S. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Apr 18;9(1):46. [See abstract.]

Taber DR, Chriqui JF, Perna FM, Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ. Weight status among adolescents in states that govern competitive food nutrition content. Pediatrics. 2012 Sep;130(3):437-44. [See abstract.]

Daley JI, Stahre MA, Chaloupka FJ, Naimi TS. The impact of a 25-cent-per-drink alcohol tax increase. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Apr;42(4):382-9. [See abstract.]

Emery S, Kim Y, Choi YK, Szczypka G, Wakefield M, Chaloupka FJ. The effects of smoking-related television advertising on smoking and intentions to quit among adults in the United States: 1999–2007. Am J Public Health. 2012 Apr;102(4):751-7. [See abstract.]

Huang J, Chaloupka FJ. The impact of the 2009 Federal tobacco excise tax increase on youth tobacco use. National Bureau of Economic Research. 2012 April. [See abstract.]

Slater SJ, Nicholson L, Chriqui J, Turner L, Chaloupka F. The impact of state laws and district policies on physical education and recess practices in a nationally representative sample of US public elementary schools. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Apr;166(4):311-6. [See abstract.]

Chaloupka FJ, Yurekli A, Fong GT. Tobacco taxes as a tobacco control strategy. Tob Control. 2012 Mar;21(2):172-80. [See abstract.]

Taber DR, Chriqui JF, Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ. Banning all sugar-sweetened beverages in middle schools: reduction of in-school access and purchasing but not overall consumption. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Mar;166(3):256-62. [See abstract.]

Turner L, Chaloupka FJ. Students access to competitive foods in elementary schools: trends over time and regional differences.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Feb;166(2):164-169. [See abstract.]

Chriqui JF, Taber DR, Slater SJ, Turner L, Lowrey KM, Chaloupka FJ. The impact of state safe routes to school-related laws on active travel to school policies and practices in U.S. elementary schools. Health Place. 2012 Jan;18(1):8-15. [See abstract.]

Powell LM, Schermbeck RM, Szczypka G, Chaloupka FJ, Braunschweig CL. Trends in the nutritional content of television food advertisements seen by children in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Dec;165(12):1078-86. [See abstract.]

Taber DR, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ. Geographic disparities in state and district policies targeting youth obesity. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Oct;41(4):407-14. [See abstract.]

Chaloupka FJ. Public policy versus individual rights and responsibility: An economist's perspective. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep;8(5):A100. [See abstract.]

Powell LM, Han E, Zenk SN, Khan T, Quinn CM, Gibbs KP, Pugach O, Barker DC, Resnick EA, Myllyluoma J, Chaloupka FJ. Field validation of secondary commercial data sources on the retail food outlet environment in the U.S. Health Place. 2011 Sep;17(5):1122-31. [See abstract.]

Levy D, Blackman K, Tauras J, Chaloupka F, Villanti A, Niaura R, Vallone D, Abrams D. Quit attempts and quit rates among menthol and nonmenthol smokers in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2011 Jul;101(7):1241-7. [See abstract.]

Andreyeva T, Chaloupka FJ, Brownell KD. Estimating the potential of taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce consumption and generate revenue. Prev Med. 2011 Jun 1;52(6):413-416.  [See abstract.]

Chaloupka FJ, Straif K, Leon ME. Effectiveness of tax and price policies in tobacco control. Tob Control. 2011 May;20(3):235-8. [See abstract.]

Licht AS, Hyland AJ, O'Connor RJ, Chaloupka FJ, Borland R, Fong GT, Nargis N, Cummings KM. How do price minimizing behaviors impact smoking cessation? Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 May;8(5):1671-91.

Ciecierski CC, Chatterji P, Chaloupka FJ, Wechsler H. Do state expenditures on tobacco control programs decrease use of tobacco products among college students? Health Econ. 2011 Mar;20(3):253-72. [See abstract.]

Turner L, Chaloupka FJ. Wide availability of high-calorie beverages in US elementary schools. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Mar;165(3):223-8. [See abstract.]

Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ. Transparency and oversight in local wellness policies. J Sch Health. 2011 Feb;81(2):114-21. [See abstract.]

Chaloupka FJ, Huang J. A Significant Cigarette Tax Increase in Illinois Would Produce a Large, Sustained Increase in State Tobacco Tax Revenues. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago; January 3, 2011. [See report.]

Licht AS, Hyland AJ , O'Connor RJ, Chaloupka FJ, Borland R, Fong GT, Nargis N, Cummings KM. Socioeconomic variation in price minimizing behaviors: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Jan;8(1):234-252. [See abstract.]

Xu X, Chaloupka FJ. The effects of prices on alcohol use and its consequences. Alcohol Res Health. 2011;34(2):236-45. [See abstract.]

Tauras JA, Levy D, Chaloupka FJ, Villanti A, Niaura RS, Vallone D, Abrams DB. Menthol and non-menthol smoking: the impact of prices and smoke-free air laws. Addiction. 2010 Dec;105 Suppl 1:115-23. [See abstract.]

Saenz-de-Miera B, Thrasher JF, Chaloupka FJ, Waters HR, Hernandez-Avila M, Fong GT. Self-reported price of cigarettes, consumption and compensatory behaviours in a cohort of Mexican smokers before and after a cigarette tax increase. Tob Control. 2010 Dec;19(6):481-487. [See abstract.]

Tworek C, Yamaguchi R, Kloska DD, Emery S, Barker DC, Giovino GA, O'Malley PM, Chaloupka FJ. State-level tobacco control policies and youth smoking cessation measures. Health Policy.  2010 Oct;97(2-3):136-44. [See abstract.]

Powell LM, Szczypka G, Chaloupka FJ. Trends in exposure to television food advertisements among children and adolescents in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Sep;164(9):794-802.

Powell LM, Han E, Chaloupka FJ. Economic Contextual Factors, Food Consumption, and Obesity among U.S. Adolescents. J Nutr. 2010 Jun;140(6):1175-80. [See abstract.]

Slater SJ, Ewing R, Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ, Johnston LD, O'Malley PM. The association between community physical activity settings and youth physical activity, obesity, and body mass index. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Nov;47(5):496-503.

Sturm R, Powel LM, Chriqui JF, Chaloupka FJ. Soda taxes, soft drink consumption, and children’s body mass index. Health Aff. 2010 May;29(5):1052-8. [See abstract.]

Chaloupka, FJ. Beyond tax: the need for research on alcohol pricing policies. Addiction. 2010 Mar;105(3):397-398.

Pacula RL, Kilmer B, Grossman M, Chaloupka FJ. Risks and prices: The role of user sanctions in marijuana markets. B E J Econom Anal Policy. 2010;10(1). [See abstract.]

Brownell KD, Farley T, Willett WC, Popkin BM, Chaloupka FJ, Thompson JW, Ludwig DS. The public health and economic benefits of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages. N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15;361(16):1599-605.

Terry-McElrath YM, McBride DC, Chriqui JF, O'Malley PM, Vanderwaal CJ, Chaloupka FJ, Johnston LD. Evidence for connections between prosecutor-reported marijuana case dispositions and community youth marijuana-related attitudes and behaviors. Crime Delinq. 2009 Oct;55(4):600-626.

Powell LM, Chriqui J, Chaloupka FJ. Associations between state-level soda taxes and adolescent body mass index. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Sep;45(3 Suppl):S57-63. [See abstract.]

Chaloupka FJ, Powell LM. Price, availability, and youth obesity: evidence from Bridging the Gap. Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 Jul;6(3). [See abstract.]

Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ. Food prices and obesity: evidence and policy implications for taxes and subsidies. Milbank Q. 2009 Mar; 87(1): 229-57. [See abstract.]

Chaloupka FJ. Alcoholic beverage taxes, prices and drinking. Addiction. 2009 Feb;104(2):191-2.

Chaloupka FJ. Smoking, food insecurity, and tobacco control. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Nov;162(11):1096-8. [See abstract.]

Smith KC, Siebel C, Pham L, Cho J, Singer RF, Chaloupka FJ, Griswold M, Wakefield M. News on tobacco and public attitudes toward smokefree air policies in the United States. Health Policy. 2008 Apr;86(1):42-52.

Smith KC, Wakefield MA, Terry-McElrath Y, Chaloupka FJ, Flay B, Johnston L, Saba A, Siebel C. Relation between newspaper coverage of tobacco issues and smoking attitudes and behaviour among American teens. Tob Control. 2008 Feb;17(1):17-24.

Slater SJ, Chaloupka FJ, Giovino GA. Surveillance of tobacco industry retail marketing activities of reduced harm products. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 January;10(1):187-193.

Chriqui JF, Eidson SS, Bates H, Kowalczyk S, Chaloupka FJ. State sales tax rates for soft drinks and snacks sold through grocery stores and vending machines, 2007. J Public Health Policy. 2008;29:226-249.

Eriksen M, Chaloupka FJ. The economic impact of clean indoor air laws. CA Cancer J Clin. 2007 Nov-Dec;57(6):367-78.

Chaloupka FJ, Johnston LD. Bridging the Gap: research informing practice and policy for healthy youth behavior. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4 Suppl):S147-61.

Emery SL, Szczypka G, Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ. Public health obesity-related TV advertising: lessons learned from tobacco. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4 Suppl):S257-63.

Powell LM, Auld MC, Chaloupka FJ, O'Malley PM, Johnston LD. Associations between access to food stores and adolescent body mass index. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4Suppl):S301-7.

Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ, Bao Y. The availability of fast-food and full-service restaurants in the United States: associations with neighborhood characteristics. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4 Suppl):S240-5.

Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ, Slater SJ, Johnston LD, O'Malley PM. The availability of local-area commercial physical activity-related facilities and physical activity among adolescents. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4 Suppl):S292-300.

Powell LM, Szczypka G, Chaloupka FJ. Adolescent exposure to food advertising on television. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4 Suppl):S251-6.

Slater SJ, Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ. Missed opportunities: local health departments as providers of obesity prevention programs for adolescents. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4 Suppl):S246-50.

Szczypka G, Wakefield MA, Emery S, Terry-McElrath YM, Flay BR, Chaloupka FJ. Working to make an image: an analysis of three Philip Morris corporate image media campaigns. Tob Control. 2007 Oct;16(5):344-50.

Powell LM, Szczypka G, Chaloupka FJ, Braunschweig CL. Nutritional content of television food advertisements seen by children and adolescents in the United States. Pediatrics. 2007 Sep;120(3):576-83.

Terry-McElrath YM, Wakefield MA, Emery S, Saffer H, Szczypka G, O'Malley PM, Johnston LD, Chaloupka FJ, Flay BR. State anti-tobacco advertising and smoking outcomes by gender and race/ethnicity. Ethn Health. 2007 Sep;12(4):339-62.

Powell LM, Szczypka G, Chaloupka FJ. Exposure to food advertising on television among US children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Jun;161(6):553-60.

Slater SJ, Chaloupka FJ, Wakefield M, Johnston LD, O'Malley PM. The impact of retail cigarette marketing practices on youth smoking uptake. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 May;161(5):440-5.

Powell LM, Slater S, Mirtcheva D, Bao Y, Chaloupka FJ. Food store availability and neighborhood characteristics in the United States. Prev Med. 2007 Mar;44(3):189-95.

Chaloupka FJ. Cigarettes: old firms facing new challenges. In: Tremblay VJ, Tremblay CH, eds. Industry and Firm Studies, 4th ed. Armonk NY: ME Sharpe; 2007.

Wakefield M, Terry-McElrath Y, Emery S, Saffer H, Chaloupka FJ, Szczypka G, Flay B, O'Malley PM, Johnston LD. Effect of televised, tobacco company-funded smoking prevention advertising on youth smoking-related beliefs, intentions, and behavior. Am J Public Health. 2006 Dec;96(12):2154-60.

Jha P, Chaloupka FJ, eds. Tobacco Control in Developing Countries. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Jha P, Chaloupka FJ. Curbing the Epidemic: Governments and the Economics of Tobacco Control. Washington DC: The World Bank, 1999.

Honors and Awards

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco's John Slade Award, 2011
UIC Researcher of the Year in Social Sciences and the Humanities, 2008
UIC Distinguished Professor
UIC University Scholar Award

Contact Info

Phone: (312) 413-2367
Fax: (312) 996-2703
E-mail: fjc@uic.edu

Institute for Health Research and Policy

University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 275)

444 Westside Research Office Bldg.

1747 West Roosevelt Road

Chicago, IL 60608

Other Title(s)

Director, Health Policy Center
Member, UI Cancer Center Population Health, Behavior and Outcomes Program

IHRP Affiliation(s)