Prof Michael Pesko

Professor, J. Rhoads Foster Chair of Economics

University of Missouri

Biography

Dr. Pesko’s research identifies the effects of health policy changes by combining economics reasoning, causal research methods, and survey and administrative data sources. He has published 85+ peer-reviewed papers, including over 25+ e-cigarette policy evaluation papers. He has been funded as PI of multiple R01s from the National Institutes of Health and Research Scholar Grants from the American Cancer Society. His research has been awarded approximately $10 million in funding. Current research funding supports evaluating e-cigarette policies and health insurance mandates for hearing aids and cancer prevention/detection services. Dr. Pesko is also the director of the Tobacco Online Policy Seminar, a free multidisciplinary, international forum for research with tobacco policy implications using experimental or quasi-experimental study designs. He also serves on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Health Statistics in the United States, and the Canadian Scientific Advisory Board on Vaping Products.