Konstantin Krasovsky

==Konstantin Krasovsky==
He was one of the initiators of the tobacco taxation reforms in Ukraine, which increased governmental tobacco excise revenue 17-fold in 2007-2018, while cigarette sales decreased by 55%.
==Short biography==
Graduated from the Kiev National University in 1980 and obtained Ph.D. degree in 1984.
1983 – 1994 – Researcher, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
In 1994 – Consultant of the Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe. 
In 1995 – 2020 – director, Alcohol and Drug Information Center in Ukraine. 
In 2007 – 2009 – National Tobacco Control Officer, WHO Country Office in Ukraine. 
In 2009 – 2017 – Head of the tobacco control unit in the Ukrainian Institute for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. 
In 2014 – 2019 he was a World Bank consultant on tobacco taxation.
In 2001 coordinated the World Bank project on tobacco control economics in Ukraine. 
In 2003 – 2004 he was a policy fellow of the Open Society Institute (Budapest) on Tobacco Economics and Advocacy. 
He is an author of 50 publications on tobacco control issues.
==Tobacco control==
For many years, Konstantin was the focal point for Tobacco Control in Ukraine and one of the best tobacco control experts in Eastern Europe.
==Tobacco taxation==
Konstantin analyzed tobacco use, economics of tobacco, tobacco control legislation and tobacco taxation systems in various counties. Below is the alphabetical list of these countries, with links to related publications or reports.
# Argentina Argentina: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019 https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1285495/argentina/1882666/
# Azerbaijan Azerbaijan: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/31957/Azerbaijan-Overview-of-Tobacco-Use-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-and-Taxation.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
# Bangladesh Bangladesh: Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/ff8911b5-803a-5bc4-8290-eab401cf300e/content 
# Brazil Brazil: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019 https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1285894/brazil/1883484/
# Costa Rica Costa Rica: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/911476a8-066d-5746-a510-16643cae9c88/content
# Ecuador Ecuador: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019 https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1285491/ecuador/1882644/
# El Salvador Tobacco Use and Tobacco Taxation in El Salvador
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019
https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1286782/tobacco-use-and-tobacco-taxation-in-el-salvador/1885357/
# Jordan Jordan: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/31954/Jordan-Overview-of-Tobacco-Use-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-and-Taxation.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y 
# Kazakhstan Tobacco taxation policy in Kazakhstan
K Krasovsky - WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen …, 2017 https://www.who.int/europe/publications/m/item/tobacco-taxation-policy-in-kazakhstan Kazakhstan: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/abs/10.1596/31958
# Kyrgyzstan
# Mexico Mexico: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/604891560804043535/pdf/Mexico-Overview-of-Tobacco-Use-Tobacco-Control-Legislation-and-Taxation.pdf
# Montenegro Montenegro: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019 https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1284605/montenegro/1880801/
# Mozambique Mozambique: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2017 https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/abs/10.1596/31949
# Myanmar Myanmar: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1285125/myanmar/1881892/
# Nicaragua Nicaragua: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019 https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1285305/nicaragua/1882268/
# Pakistan Pakistan: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019 https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1285612/pakistan/1882921/
# SerbiaSerbia: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation and Taxation. PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019 https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1285492/serbia/1882640/
# Slovenia Tobacco taxation policy in Slovenia
K Krasovsky, J Tesche - 2016 https://www.who.int/europe/publications/m/item/tobacco-taxation-policy-in-slovenia
# Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2017 https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/abs/10.1596/32069
# VietnamMarquez, P. V., Krasovsky, K., Andreeva, T., & Isenman, P. (2019). Vietnam: Overview of Tobacco Control Legislation, Use and Taxation. https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1276270/vietnam/1863971/
# Uruguay Uruguay: Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation and Taxation
PV Marquez, K Krasovsky, T Andreeva - 2019 https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1285132/uruguay/1881901/
# UzbekistanShukurov, S., & Krasovsky, K. Impact of cigarette taxation policy on excise revenues and cigarette consumption in Uzbekistan. Tobacco Control And Public Health In Eastern Europe, 2013, 3(1), 5-16. http://journals.uran.ua/tcphee/article/download/7280/11203/0
==Alcohol control and sobriety movement==
Konstantin was an active member and for several years a Board member of the International Organization of Goof Templars (IOGT).
He was one of the founders and a co-chair of the International Independent Sobriety Association and an active author of its magazine Phoenix.
==Public health==
Since 2011, Konstantin had been one of the editors of a peer-review journal Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe.http://journals.uran.ua/tcphee/about
==List of selected publications==
# Krasovsky K. "The lobbying strategy is to keep excise as low as possible" - tobacco industry excise taxation policy in Ukraine. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2010, 8:10 (31 August 2010). 
# Ross H, Stoklosa M, Krasovsky K. Economic and public health impact of 2007–2010 tobacco tax increases in Ukraine. Tobacco Control. 2012;21:4 429-435. 
# Krasovsky K: Tobacco taxation policy in three Baltic countries after the EU accession. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2012,2(2):81-98. 
# Krasovsky K. The story of Ukraine. / In: Tobacco Control in Practice. Article 6: Price and tax measures to reduce demand for tobacco. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. 2013, pp. 6-15.
# Krasovsky K. Sharp changes in tobacco products affordability and the dynamics of smoking prevalence in various social and income groups in Ukraine in 2008–2012. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2013, 11:21 doi:10.1186/1617-9625-11-21. 18 October 2013.
# Shukurov, S., & Krasovsky, K. Impact of cigarette taxation policy on excise revenues and cigarette consumption in Uzbekistan. Tobacco Control And Public Health In Eastern Europe, 2013, 3(1), 5-16. 
# Krasovsky K. Tobacco taxation policy in Kyrgyzstan. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. 2015, 24 p.
Category:1957 births
Category:Ukrainian people
Category:Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni
Category:Scientists
Category:Researchers
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