Senior Director, Public Health Policy Research Program
- Research Triangle Park, NC
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Expertise
Anti-Smoking Program and Policy Evaluation
Tobacco Control
Program Evaluation
Media Campaigns
Biography
Matthew Farrelly, PhD, is a chief scientist and senior director of the Public Health Policy Research Program in RTI's Public Health and Environment Division. His primary research focus is on evaluating smokers' response to tobacco control policies and programs, such as cigarette excise tax increases, mass media campaigns, workplace smoking restrictions, state tobacco control programs, and other policies aimed at curbing tobacco use. Dr. Farrelly has also investigated whether attempts to curb the use of one substance, such as tobacco, have the unintended consequence of encouraging marijuana or alcohol use. Dr. Farrelly has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Public Health, American Economic Review, Health Economics, Tobacco Control, Journal of Health Economics, RAND Journal of Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Economic Inquiry, and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Education
PhD, Economics, University of Maryland, College Park; BA, Economics and French, Indiana University.
Selected Publications
Farrelly, M.C., Hussin, A., & Bauer, U.E. (Dec 2007). Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of television, radio and print advertisements in promoting the New York smokers' quitline. Tobacco Control, 16 (Suppl 1):i21-i23.
Loomis, B.R., Farrelly, M.C., & Mann, N.H. (Dec 2006). The association of retail promotions for cigarettes with the Master Settlement Agreement, tobacco control programmes and cigarette excise taxes. Tobacco Control, 15 (6):458-463.
Farrelly, M.C., Nonnemaker, J.M., Chou, R., Hyland, A., Peterson, K.K., & Bauer, U.E. (2005 Aug). Changes in hospitality workers' exposure to secondhand smoke following the implementation of New York's smoke-free law. Tobacco Control, 14 (4):236-241.
Farrelly, M.C., Davis, K.C., Haviland, M.L., Messeri, P., & Healton, C.G. (2005 Mar). Evidence of a dose-response relationship between 'truth' antismoking ads and youth smoking prevalence. American Journal of Public Health, 95 (3):425-431.
Farrelly, M.C., Nimsch, C.T., Hyland, A., & Cummings, M. (2004 Jan). The effects of higher cigarette prices on tar and nicotine consumption in a cohort of adult smokers. Health Economics, 13 (1):49-58.
Farrelly, M.C., Niederdeppe, J., & Yarsevich, J. (2003 Jun). Youth tobacco prevention mass media campaigns: past, present, and future directions. Tobacco Control, 12 (Suppl 1):I35-I47.
Farrelly, M.C., Pechacek, T.F., & Chaloupka, F.J. (2003). The impact of tobacco control program expenditures on aggregate cigarette sales: 1981-2000. Journal of Health Economics, 22 (5):843-859.
Farrelly, M.C., Healton, C.G., Davis, K.C., Messeri, P., Hersey, J.C., & Haviland, M.L. (2002). Getting to the truth: Evaluating national tobacco countermarketing campaigns. American Journal of Public Health, 92 (6):901-907.
Farrelly, M.C., Bray, J.W., Pechacek, T., & Woollery, T. (2001). Response by adults to increases in cigarette prices by sociodemographic characteristics. Southern Economic Journal, 68 (1):156-165.
Farrelly, M.C., Bray, J.W., Zarkin, G.A., & Wendling, B.W. (Jan 2001). The joint demand for cigarettes and marijuana: Evidence from the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse. Journal of Health Economics, 20 (1):51-68.
Farrelly, M.C., Evans, W.N., & Sfekas, A.E.S. (1999). The impact of workplace smoking bans: results from a national survey. Tobacco Control, 8 (3):272-277.