Bio
Michael (Mike) Pesko is a health economist and the J. Rhoads Foster Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri. His research focuses on evaluating health policy changes, especially those affecting tobacco users. Pesko has received research funding from the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Cancer Society (among other outlets).