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<b>1988</b> He now adds to his credentials "Lowder Eminent Scholar at Auburn University".
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<b>1989 Jan 11</b> The tobacco Institute's list of the working members of the [[Cash for Comments Economists Network]] with addresses and phone numbers. He is the only economist now being listed in Alabama -- despite the fact that hew was still writing with [[Mark Thornton]]. All contacts with Alabama/Auburn Economists must have been channeled through Ekelund. [http://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/ttcp0026]We are advised in <hr><b>1990 Aug 23</b> [[Richard Ault]] and Ekeland have made a proposal to critque the write-off Healthy and Human Services (HHS) report titled "National Status Report on Smoking and Health" (1990). They haven't yet evaluated this report, but they know that the authorsthey can attack it. [http: Robert B//industrydocuments.library.ucsf. edu/tobacco/docs/qsky0032]<hr><b>1990 Nov 28</b> Ekelund Jr. has sent a report to [[James Savarese]] about a session at the <U>Southern Economics Association</u> meeting on "Economics and Mark Thornton teach economics Smoking" at New Orleans. [[John Jackson]] of Auburn University Uni appears to have presented a paper attacking Surgeon-General Koop. He forecasted "Tax Revenue Losses in a Smokeless Society". Ekeland is [http://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/gfcl0039]<hr><b>1991 Apr 8</b> Ekelund has sent a report to [[James Savarese]] about a session at the <u>Edward L. and Catherine K. Lowder Eminent ScholarSouthwest Social Science Association</u>meeting on "The Political Economy of Dedicated Taxes" (San Antonio, Texas) [[Robert Tollison]] appears to have been the main speaker, withe C4C economists, Ault, Watson, while Thornton is only and Jackson contributing to the discussion. [http://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/nzlb0038]<Ufont color=green>O: He must have been on a retainer to oversee such meetings and write the reports.P. Alford III Assistant Professor of Economics</ufont>.
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<b>1993 May 19</b> '''Punitive Taxes on Cigarettes Are Both Ineffective, Unfair.'''
by [[Robert Ekelund]] and [[Mark Thornton]]. ''Atlanta Journal/Constitution'' op/ed. [http://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/xxjc0145] We are advised in the write-off that the authors: Robert B. Ekelund Jr. and Mark Thornton teach economics at Auburn University . Ekeland is the <u>Edward L. and Catherine K. Lowder Eminent Scholar</u>, while Thornton is only the <U>O.P. Alford III Assistant Professor of Economics</u>.<font color=green>: Of course if they cigarette taxes were ineffective, then the tobacco industry wouldn't have paid this pretentious pair a $1000+ to write this op-ed.</font>
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<b>1993 Jun 13</b> The ''Greensboro News & Record'' carries another piece: '''Cigarette Tax Is Based on Shaky Numbers''' also by [[Robert Ekelund]] and [[Mark Thornton]]. Their arguments are quite extraordinary in concept, and decidedly novel in their convoluted claims:<blockquote><i>
We cannot blame rising health care costs on tobacco because health care costs have risen fastest over a period in which fewer people smoke and when more smokers have increasingly chosen low-tar cigarettes.
