Professor Jeffrey Drope

Prof Jeffrey Drope is a Research Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Director of the Tobacconomics research project, and the lead author/editor of the Tobacco Atlas project. Jeff’s work focuses on the nexus of major public health challenges (including tobacco control, nutrition, physical activity, alcohol use, food security, etc.) and economic policymaking, especially taxation, trade and investment. His work seeks to integrate these areas in proactive ways that engender both improved public health outcomes and economic prosperity. His tobacco and alcohol control work focuses particularly on taxation, illicit trade, and these products' economic costs. For tobacco, his research also explores the science and regulation of novel products (e.g., electronic cigarettes) and the economics of tobacco farming. Together with colleagues, he works globally to provide technical support and counsel on these issues to governments, intergovernmental organizations, research institutions and civil society organizations.

Institutional webpage: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/4672/jeffrey-drope