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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · 22d

My co-author Rachel Fung is presenting an awesome paper tomorrow at 2 PM New York time on early 20th century cigarette prohibition laws in the USA! #History buffs, get your popcorn out. Registration is free; see you there.

Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @tobaccopolicy.org · 22d

🚨TOMORROW🚨
➡️Friday, September 19 2pm ET
➡️"Historical Cigarette Prohibition, Cigarette Use, and Mortality"
➡️@rachelylfung.bsky.social from @mizzouecon.bsky.social
👉Register: bit.ly/TOPS-Summer2025

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

The Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) is a free multidisciplinary, international forum for research with tobacco policy implications using experimental or quasi-experimental study designs. All 2-...

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · 22d

Submit your research with #tobacco policy implications to TOPS by Monday for consideration in the next TOPS season. We accept presentations from graduate students on through professors; from working papers through published papers.

Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @tobaccopolicy.org · 24d

Submit or nominate TOPS-notch research for next season's lineup! TOPS offers presenters:
✅quasi- & experimental tobacco policy research OK
👉exposure among a diverse global audience
👉helpful feedback from audience comments
🗓️Deadline: 9/22
✏️Submit: tobaccopolicy.org/call.html

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · 22d

We recently published a paper in @jamaotolaryngology.com that studies labor supply for #audiology. We find hearing healthcare is difficult to access: 75.0% of USA counties were classified as shortage counties.

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Using Supply and Demand to Identify Shortages in the Hearing Health Care Professional Workforce

This quality improvement study measures the US hearing health care professional workforce from 2012 to 2022 and identifies areas experiencing shortages in 2019.

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Sep 7

Enjoyed the @socialimpactlab.bsky.social welcome dinner + #karaoke night for @mizzouecon.bsky.social graduate students and post-docs. Excited for the academic year ahead and for a great new cohort of students! #EconSky

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Sep 6

Very cool that TOPS just celebrated its 5-year birthday. It's been fun being part of organizing team.

Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @tobaccopolicy.org · Sep 4

🎉The Tobacco Online Policy Seminar turns 5 today! 🎉

Since 2020, TOPS has provided a free, international forum for sharing cutting-edge research on tobacco policy, uniting academics, policymakers & advocates to break silos and improve population health.

Thank you for 5 years of learning together! 🙌

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Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @tobaccopolicy.org · Sep 4

🎉The Tobacco Online Policy Seminar turns 5 today! 🎉

Since 2020, TOPS has provided a free, international forum for sharing cutting-edge research on tobacco policy, uniting academics, policymakers & advocates to break silos and improve population health.

Thank you for 5 years of learning together! 🙌

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Jul 8

New paper alert! We use claims data to find that paid sick leave mandates in the USA increased a wide array of different healthcare visits, particularly for individuals in industries with low PSL coverage historically, and along the extensive margin of any visit.

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Health care utilization following the adoption of U.S. paid sick leave mandates: a cohort study using health insurance claims data

The U.S. is one of the only developed countries in the world without a federal requirement that employers provide paid sick leave (PSL) to workers. We…

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Jun 25

Awesome dinner and music with colleagues at #ASHEcon2025 #Nashville.

Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Jun 24

I don't see a connected mouse. Just as important!

Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Apr 22

Another amazing TOPS season announced today, which includes researchers from NZ, UK, Canada, and Switzerland. We also have a panel of two researchers with similar papers and reaching different conclusions! Registration is free, hope to see you starting 5 PM ET this Thursday.

Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @tobaccopolicy.org · Apr 21

Check out our Summer lineup! TOPS is back with more great #tobacco #policy #research on THURSDAY 4/24 5PM ET, featuring Natalie Walker.
TOPS is:
➡️Free🥳
➡️Open to all 🙂👋
👉Register: bit.ly/TOPS-Summer2...
👉Join our email list: tobaccopolicy.org/email

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Apr 6

Not too late to apply for the next TOPS season. Abstracts / papers are due by midnight on Monday. Send us your work!

Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @tobaccopolicy.org · Apr 2

Submit or nominate research for next season's lineup! TOPS offers presenters:
✅quasi- & experimental tobacco policy research
✅just published or almost ready research
👉exposure among a diverse global audience
👉helpful feedback from audience comments
🗓️Deadline: 4/7
✏️Submit: tobaccopolicy.org/call.html

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Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @tobaccopolicy.org · Mar 25

Submit or nominate TOPS-notch research for next season's lineup! TOPS offers presenters:
✅exposure among a diverse global audience (avg 164 attendees!)
✅helpful feedback from audience comments
✅opportunities to network
👉 tobaccopolicy.org/call.html
🗓️Deadline: 4/7

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Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · Mar 13

Recommendations for future research exploring e-cigarette use and later cigarette smoking in young people: Results from a consultation exercise buff.ly/vzelU0v

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Feb 13

Hey, weren't you supposed to have destroyed these 20 years ago?

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Christian Saenz @chrissaenz.bsky.social · Jan 27

What are the mortality effects of FDA drug regulation?
@mikepesko.bsky.social and I explore this using a unique natural experiment—e-cigarettes unexpectedly escaping #FDA drug regulation in 2010. The results may surprise you. 🧵 bit.ly/42w4xkG #EconSky #EpiSky #NIH #ecig #EconTwitter #EpiTwitter

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Feb 12

Important rally! Looking forward to it!

Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · Feb 12

Stand Up for Science rallies will be held in DC and state capitals on March 7th. Share with friends. Sign-up here to get email updates with details: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE 2025 - DC and NATIONWIDE

Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Jan 15

Excited to accept a term on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Health Statistics. I plan to use the position to advocate for thoughtful ways to protect and expand data access for the research community. #HealthPolicy #DataScience #HealthEcon

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Michael Pesko @mikepesko.bsky.social · Jan 15

Excited to accept a term on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Health Statistics. I plan to use the position to advocate for thoughtful ways to protect and expand data access for the research community. #HealthPolicy #DataScience #HealthEcon

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