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Tobacco Legislation
Media Messages and Children
Impact on Marketing, Advertising
Smoking Addiction, Cessation

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The Economy

Gas Prices

Kajal Lahiri
Areas of expertise:
Economic forecasting; applied econometrics; economics of health and disability; New York State economy; New York regional economic trends; economics of energy; transportation economics; energy/gasoline prices

Distinguished Professor of Economics Kajal Lahiri is an expert on economic forecasting and applied econometrics. He developed the Transportation Services Index. Over the past two decades, Lahiri's development of statistical methods to study economics and related subjects has had wide-ranging policy applications. His health-related studies include efficiency and productivity measurement in hospitals and health centers. Lahiri is a professor of Economics, Biometry & Statistics, and Health Policy & Management and director of the Econometrics Research Institute at UAlbany.

Stock Market

Hany A. Shawky
Areas of expertise:
Petrol and energy related issues; stock market behavior; institutional portfolio management

Hany A. Shawky is professor of finance and director of the Center for Institutional Investment Management (CIIM) at the University at Albany School of Business. Widely published on asset pricing, stock market behavior, and international financial markets, he has served as a consultant to many private and public organizations. Shawky teaches corporate finance, investment analysis, and portfolio management. He received his doctorate in finance (1978) from Ohio State University.

Tobacco Legislation

Media Messages and Children

Jennifer Manganello
Areas of expertise:
Mass media; health literacy; health communication; children's health; media campaigns

Assistant Professor Jennifer Manganello conducts research to study the influence of mass media on the health of children and adolescents. She also studies health literacy.

Smoking Addiction, Cessation

Mark Muraven
Areas of expertise:
Self-control; addiction; motivation; emotion

Mark Muraven, associate professor of psychology, studies the role of self-control in addictive disorders, including smoking and drinking.

Impact on Marketing, Advertising

Sanjay Putrevu
Areas of expertise:
Marketing; advertising; consumer behavior; international business; retailing

Sanjay Putrevu has published widely in the areas of consumer behavior, advertising, retailing, and international marketing. His current research explores consumer response to advertising/IMC, cross-cultural differences, effectiveness of retail and marketing strategies, gender differences in information processing, and the impact of corporate social responsibility on consumer patronage/loyalty.

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