Price
Alcohol taxes and mark-ups in control states, are a way for governments to raise money to offset the societal cost and harm of alcohol use and are generally well-supported by the public. Minimum unit pricing and setting the price floor in control states has also been found to be an effective public health intervention when applied along with taxes, but this policy has not been tried in the U.S. Such strategies are found to increase alcohol prices, lower consumption and reduce alcohol-related harms such as drinking and driving, crime, violence and premature deaths.
- Alcohol Demand and Risk PreferenceDave D, Saffer H. Journal of Economic Psychology. 29(6), 810-831.Date: 2008 (archived)
- Changes in Volume of Drinking After Changes in Alcohol Taxes and Travelers’ Allowances: Results from a Panel StudyMakela P, Bloomfield K, Gustafsson NK, Huhtanen P, Room R. Addiction. 103(2), 181-191.Date: 2008 (archived)
- Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol ControlCook PJ. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. .Date: 2007 (archived)
- Price Elasticity of Demand for Malt Liquor Beer: Findings from a United States Pilot StudyFrench MT, Brown Taylor D, Bluthenthal RN. Social Science & Medicine. 62(9), 2101-2111.Date: 2006 (archived)
- Alcohol Prices, Beverage Quality, and the Demand for Alcohol: Quality Substitutions and Price ElasticityGruenewald PJ, Ponicki WR, Holder HD, Romelsjö A. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 30(1), 96-105.Date: 2006 (archived)
- Alcohol Price Elasticity in Control and License States in the United States, 1982-99Trolldal BR, Ponicki W. Addiction. 100(8), 1158-1165.Date: 2005 (archived)
- Decreased Taxation, Spirits Consumption and Alcohol-Related Problems in SwitzerlandMohler-Kuo M, Rehm J, Heeb JL, Gmel G. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 65(2), 266-273.Date: 2004 (archived)
- Alcohol Dependence and the Price of Alcoholic BeveragesFarrell S, Manning WG, Finch MD. Journal of Health Economics. 22(1), 117-147.Date: 2003 (archived)
- Changes in Alcohol Consumption Following a Reduction in the Price of Spirits: A Natural Experiment in SwitzerlandHeeb J, Gmel G, Zurbrügg C, Kuo M, Rehm J. Addiction. 98(10), 1433-1446.Date: 2003 (archived)
- Alcohol Consumption, Beverage Prices and Measurement ErrorYoung DJ, Bielinska-Kwapisz A. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 64(2), 235-238.Date: 2003 (archived)
- The Economics of Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol-Control PoliciesCook PJ, Moore MJ. Health Affairs. 21(2), 120-133.Date: 2002 (archived)
- Alcohol Taxes and Beverage PricesYoung DJ, Bielinska-Kwapisz A. National Tax Journal. 55(1), 57-73.Date: 2002 (archived)
- Reducing Harmful Alcohol-Related Behaviors: Effective Regulatory MethodsStout EM, Sloan FA, Liang L, Davies HH. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 61(3), 402-412.Date: 2000 (archived)
- Economic and Demographic Factors in United States Alcohol Demand: A Growth-Accounting AnalysisNelson JP. Empirical Economics. 22(1), 83-102.Date: 1997 (archived)
- Altering Alcohol Price by Ethanol Content: Results from a Swedish Tax Policy in 1992Ponicki W, Holder HD, Gruenewald PJ, Romelsjö A. Addiction. 92(7), 859-870.Date: 1997 (archived)
- New Estimates of the Optimal Tax on AlcoholKenkel DS. Economic Inquiry. 34, 296-319.Date: 1996 (archived)
- A Dynamic Demand Model for Liquor: The Case for PoolingBaltagi BH, Griffin JM. Review of Economics and Statistics. 77(3), 545-554.Date: 1995 (archived)
- The Demand for Alcohol: The Differential Response to PriceManning WG, Blumberg L, Moulton LH. Journal of Health Economics. 14(2), 123-148.Date: 1995 (archived)
- My Kingdom for a Drink … ? A Review of Estimates of the Price Sensitivity of Demand for Alcoholic BeveragesLeung SF, Phelps CE. Rockville, MD: United States Department of Health and Human Services. .Date: 1993 (archived)
- Alcohol Beverage Price Spectra: Opportunities for SubstitutionTreno AJ, Nephew TM, Ponicki WR, Gruenewald PJ. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 17(3), 675-680.Date: 1993 (archived)