Objectives To assess current approaches to inclusion of equity in economic analysis of
public health interventions and to recommend best approaches and future directions …

Background Policy simulation models (PSMs) have been used extensively to shape health
policies before real-world implementation and evaluate post-implementation impact. This …

Background Countries are increasingly considering how to reduce or even end tobacco
consumption, and raising tobacco taxes is a potential strategy to achieve these goals. We …

Objectives Our aim was to estimate the productivity loss (PL) among patients with low back
pain (LBP) or osteoarthritis (OA) across socioeconomic groups, using the friction-cost …

Background and aims The economic evaluation of tobacco control policies requires the
adoption of assumptions about the impact of changes in smoking status on health-related …

Aims To identify and assess the cost-effectiveness of public health interventions targeting
the use of alcohol, illicit drugs and tobacco, as well as problematic gambling behavior …

Purpose/setting The extent to which distributional equity is incorporated into evaluations of
the (potential or observed) impact of health taxes is unclear. This systematic review of …

Aims To identify different types of models used in economic evaluations of smoking
cessation, analyse the quality of the included models examining their attributes and …

Background Cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) are the major cause of death worldwide and
are associated with a lower quality of life and high healthcare costs. To prevent a further rise …

Introduction Lower rates of smoking cessation among disadvantaged groups contribute to
widening health-disparities. With this recognition, in 2010 free-of-charge/subsidized …